28 September 2012 - The deadline for submitting applications for funding projects under the Marco Polo program has been extended to 19 October 2012. Marco Polo program will receive this year 64.6 million euro to transfer goods transported by road to the sea, river and rail. The...
1 October 2012 - UETR will participate in the "ACROSSEE - Accessibility improved at border CROSsings for the integration of South East Europe” project, just approved for co-financing by the South East Europe (SEE) Programme. ACROSSEE project will involve the Ministries of Transport and Infrastructure of UE...
27 September 2012 - Next UETR meeting (General Assembly and Management Board) will be held on the 8 th of October in Brussels at UETR premises. ...
19 June 2012 - UETR Secretary General Mr. Marco Digioia met today a delegation of FedEx from North America at the Embassy of the United States of America in Brussels Key trends affecting road freight sector in EU (environmental, infrastructure), challenges/opportunities, modal shift, legislation, key driving...
27 June 2012 – UETR will intervene in session 2 of the workshop "Information and reservation services for safe and secure parking of trucks and commercial vehicles” organized by the European Commission, which will be held tomorrow in Brussels. The event, which is in the...
14 July 2012 - The Commission has proposed a "Roadworthiness Package” for tougher vehicle testing rules. The current legislation dates back to 1977 and has undergone only minor updates that do not sufficiently take into account the profound evolution of the vehicles-not only cars but also...
5 July 2012 - Tachograph legislation: UETR welcomes enforcement of co-liability but opposes retrofit EP VOTE ON TACHOGRAPH LEGISLATION: UETR WELCOMES THE APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC PROVISION ON ENFORCEMENT OF CO-LIABILITY PRINCIPLE BUT CRITICIZES THE OUTCOME ON RETROFIT The Plenary Session of the European Parliament has...
20 June 2012 – UETR Press Release on the High Level Group’s Report on the situation of the EU internal market for road haulage. UETR welcomes Wise Men’s Report on the development of EU Road Haulage Market The European Road Haulers Associations welcomes the recommendations published...
13 June 2012 – Today, the UETR Representatives intervened in the ASSIST Workshop on "Challenging Trends for European Transport Policy" held in Brussels.The ASSIST Project, which is co-financed by the European Commission within the Seventh Framework Programme, aims to assess the social and economic impacts...
15 June 2012 – Today, the European Commissioner for Transport Siim Kallas provided the European Parliament and Council with an interpretation of the Directive 96/53/EC on weights and dimensions of road vehicles, particularly, on the conditions that must be met when adjacent Member States want...
