News and Press Releases

15 Jul

UETR welcomes the “Fit for 55” climate goals but expresses concerns over the impact of ETS on transport SMEs and consumers.

Brussels, 15 July 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UETR welcomes the “Fit for 55” climate goals but expresses concerns over the impact of ETS on transport SMEs and consumers. UETR fully supports the protection of the environment and the objective of climate neutrality by 2050 and emissions reduction by 2030. The “Fit for 55” package constitutes a significant step towards these...

10:21 / News and Press Releases / UETR

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06 Jul

Second batch of EC Questions & Answers on driving times and rest periods

DG MOVE has published the second set of Questions and Answers on the implementation of certain provisions of Mobility Package 1 (driving times and rest periods). The pdf version is only temporary and will be incorporated into the first set and available in all EU languages in...

08:46 / News and Press Releases / UETR

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16 Jun

Eurovignette directive: Council-EP informal agreement reached

The Council has reached with the European Parliament an informal political agreement on Eurovignette directive on 16 June. It is confirmed that this will contain the abolition of time-based vignettes for commercial vehicles and their phasing out with a distance-based system, which UETR supported. However, UETR is...

19:25 / News and Press Releases / UETR

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14 Jun

EU Council adopts Connecting Europe Facility 2021-2027

The Council has adopted on 14 June the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility 2.0 (CEF 2.0) programme, worth €33.71 billion, to fund the development of high-performing, sustainable infrastructure in the fields of transport, digital and energy. This second edition of the programme will run from 2021 to 2027.  The budget for transport sector will...

09:27 / News and Press Releases / UETR

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09 Jun

New Study indicating key locations for charging points for electric trucks.

A new study conducted by Fraunhofer ISI on behalf of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) indicates key locations for the future deployment of charging points for battery electric trucks. The document provides helpful indications for future investments in key areas for future for investment decisions....

08:10 / News and Press Releases / UETR

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25 May

New EC Urban Mobility Initiative

The European Commission’s new urban mobility initiative is under preparation, and will address key challenges like pollution, congestion, accessibility and urban road safety. The EC is organising various consultation workshops which will be key to convey the stakeholders messages. For more info click here. ...

09:49 / Activities / News and Press Releases / UETR

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26 Apr

ICONET PROJECT ON INTERNET OF THINGS AND TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS

The findings of ICONET, an EU-funded study into how the Internet of Things can and will support collaborative logistics, are now available here. ICONET, a 30-month research project funded by the EU, has just delivered final outputs, and the EU is keen that these results are...

12:48 / Activities / News and Press Releases / UETR

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26 Mar

UETR – ESPORG workshop Parking Areas Meeting COVID-19 Challenges for Road Haulers

The main topic of the workshop taking place on 29 March at 10 00 AM will be "Parking Areas Meeting COVID-19 Challenges for Road Haulers". Within this context, we will be discussing the lack of truck parking areas within Europe, the essential role transport has played...

15:00 / Activities / News and Press Releases / UETR

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15 Mar

Joint UETR-SMEunited letter to EC President von der Leyen on unilateral transport restrictions under COVID

UETR together with SMEunited sent a letter to the European Commission on restrictions introduced by Germany to those haulers entering from Austria, Czech Republic and France requested to produce a negative COVID test. This is against the EU Green Lanes and all EU Council's recommendations. The letter...

13:09 / Activities / News and Press Releases / UETR

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12 Mar

UETR welcomes new member FITRANS

FITRANS joins UETR growing community, with a focus on innovation and road transport. Spain's FITRANS Federación Interregional de Asociaciones de Transporte intends to address all significant structural and conjunctural problems for the freight transport entrepreneurs at these difficult times. "”We welcome FITRANS as new member. The enlargement...

15:17 / News and Press Releases / UETR

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