UETR Secretary General Marco Digioia intervened at a joint web seminar on the Mobility Package jointly organised by MEP Mr. I. Ertug and ETF on 24 February 2021. The event discussed the results of the recent Ricardo study on the potential environmental impact of the obligation...
DG MOVE has published the results of the study on the return of the vehicle and also on the application of cabotage to combined transport. Both are part of the Mobility Package I, adopted on 15 July 2020. The studies are available here. ...
15 February 2021 Following the restrictive policy carried out by Germany, introducing ex abrupto COVID 19 testing requirements for road haulers, Austria has also approved border control measures preventing access to Austrian territory to all vehicles whose drivers and occupants do not have a certificate that...
UETR welcomes the European Parliament's approval of the Recovery and Resilience Facility and together with the “Transport for EU Recovery” Coalition calls on EU Member States and the European Commission to ensure that the transport sector receives adequate consideration in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans.“We...
During COVID and BREXIT transition, UK and other Member States have granted temporary exceptions on driving times and rest periods. The full overview of all temporary exception on grounds of Art 14(2) Regulation 561/2006 is available here. ...
The European Commission has presented today its proposal on additional safeguards and requirements for international travellers into the EU. The key elements are the introduction at the EU level of: 1 Mandatory PCR testing before departure 2 Stricter measures to address virus variants of concern 3 Common European Passenger Locator Form In parallel, the EC...
UETR welcomes the further extension by another seven months of the validity of certificates and licenses in road transport, proposed today by the European Commission. “This is a very positive move” said UETR President Julio Villaescusa. “As the COVID-19 crisis continues to unfold, a coordinated EU...
The European Commission has published today its proposal to extend the validity of certain certificates, etc in road transport (and also other modes) due to COVID 19, as done already in the past with Regulation (EU) 2020/698. UETR highly appreciates this initiative to support road haulers...
The French government has decided to indefinitely extend the obligation for lorry drivers from UK to undergo Covid-19 test no more than 72 hours prior to crossing the Channel, whether by ferry or train. In turn, the British Government has determined that drivers must...
On 24 December 2020 EU Commission and UK have reached an Agreement on cooperation. For transport, the agreement provides for continued and sustainable air, road, rail and maritime connectivity, though market access falls below what the Single Market offers. It includes provisions to ensure that competition...
