Author: UETR

08 Jun

Fit for 55: the European Parliament has referred back ETS2 to the Committee: an opportunity to rethink ways and times of its implementation towards a successful ecological transition of the sector

The European Parliament, meeting today in plenary session in Strasbourg, rejected the ETS2 proposal as agreed by ENVI Committee.UETR believes that a number of proposals in the “Fit for 55” package represent a key step towards reaching the European Green Deal targets. However, our view...

17:39 / News and Press Releases / UETR

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08 Jun

Joint SMEUnited / UETR webinar on “Green best practices for transport SMEs and how the EU can support them” – 7 July 2022

SMEunited and UETR will organise a joint webinar to present the leaflet “Green best practices for transport SMEs and how the EU can support them”, drafted in cooperation with the EU LIFE Programme. The webinar will take place online on 7th July 2022, from 9 am...

09:44 / Activities / News and Press Releases / UETR

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03 Jun

EU Council’s common position on the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation proposal

The Council of the EU has adopted its common position on the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation proposal. Key points - For charging stations for electric heavy-duty vehicles: focus on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) corridors as a first step, progressively from 2025 (15 %) to 2030...

10:18 / News and Press Releases / UETR

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24 May

New EC Contingency Plan for transport adopted

The European Commission has adopted its Contingency Plan for Transport. The Plan contains a toolbox of 10 actions to guide EU Member States and the EU for taking emergency measures to support movement of goods. With COVID and now Ukraine crisis, a plan is key to...

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03 May

Mobility Package: the EC adopts two important Implementing Regulations

The EU Commission has adopted the Implementing Regulations on the classification of serious infringements and on the risk rating formula. UETR welcomes such outcome as level playing field on enforcement of the rules adopted with the Mobility Package is key to quality transport and fair competition...

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03 May

No additional checks in UK on EU goods until end of 2023

UK government has announced there will be no additional customs checks on EU goods imports until the end of 2023. The Government has concluded that it would be wrong to impose new administrative requirements on businesses who may pass-on the associated costs to consumers. More information here. ...

08:33 / News and Press Releases / UETR

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12 Apr

UETR SecGen Marco Digioia intervening at PES Network Stakeholder Conference 2022

UETR Secretary General Marco Digioia intervened at the Annual Conference of European Public Employment Services and the European Commission on "Jointly addressing labour and skills shortages" as speaker. The PES Network Conference brought together around 400 participants from over 30 countries, with representatives from the public...

12:24 / Activities / News and Press Releases / UETR

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08 Apr

UETR welcomes the adoption of standards for parking areas by the EU Commission

UETR welcomes the adoption by the European Commission of new standards and procedures to support the development of safe and secure parking areas in the EU. ""This is a step forward - we always supported the introduction of EU harmonised standards as a key instrument...

16:15 / News and Press Releases / UETR

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18 Mar

EU Commission website on transport measures to aid Ukrainian people

The European Commission has launched a dedicated website with the overview of transport measures undertaken by the EU and the EU Member States to aid people fleeing the war in Ukraine and with information of measures aimed to facilitate road transport operations carried out in...

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10 Mar

UETR calls upon decision makers for urgent and widespread action to address unbearably high energy prices

Brussels, 10 March 2022 UETR calls upon decision makers for urgent and widespread action to address unbearably high energy prices The unbearable increase in energy prices in Europe is putting at risk road transport companies which play a vital role delivering goods to people and business.  Adequate and widespread action at governmental...

15:35 / News and Press Releases / UETR

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