12 April 2011 - Internalization of external costs: european parliament's missed chance UETR expresses its disappointment over outcome of today’s vote of Transport and Tourism Committee of the European Parliament, backing the text drafted by rapporteur Mr. Said El Khadraoui: "the text adopted by MEPs...
6 May 2009 - UETR at the SMEs week. UETR primarily represents the characteristic interests of micro and small enterprises in the road transport sector in their relations with the decision-making bodies of the EU. The recently experienced disadvantageous effects – decreasing demand, price of fuel, long terms...
27 April 2010 - The EEA report: "Towards a resource-efficient transport system — TERM 2009" has been published today (please find here the text of the report). Focusing on the polluting emissions, the EEA Report states that with the 2009/443/EC directive, the European Commission decided to introduce more...
Motorways of the sea: new EC helpdesk The European Commission has launched a new helpdesk (www.mos-helpdesk.eu) on funding possibilities for the Motorways of the sea projects. It will also point to other relevant national and European Union funding schemes. The service will help with identifying co-financing options...
4 May 2010 - New document on the methodology for core Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) planning Today the European Commission adopted a document on the methodology for core Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) planning, which will form the basis for the second consultation exercise to be launched on the...
11 May 2010 - UETR / UEAPME transport forum meeting took place today in Brussels. MEP Mrs. Edith Bauer attended the event, discussing the topics of the sector, with particular attention to the issue of the Working time Directive. ...
12 May 2010 - UETR has intervened in the public hearing on "EU Road Transport and Working Time: Less and better regulation for more road security and business friendly legislation" aimed at debating the Commission proposal for a directive on organisation of working time of persons performing...
10 September 2010 - UETR general assembly and management board has been held today in Ljubljana, Slovenia at OZS premises. ...
15 September 2010- UETR President Francesco Del Bocahas given his speech at UEAPME high level seminar on “Sector policy, social dialogue and SMEs” providing the point of view of the organization and its mission in view of European Commission's new perspectives to improve the representativeness of the...
20 September 2010 - The new European agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport (AETR) entered into force today. This agreement extends the European Union rules on driving time and rest periods for lorry and coach drivers to 22 additional countries....
