On 4 December the UETR Board of Directors has unanimously elected Mr. Julio Villaescusa, President of the Spanish Road Haulers Association FENADISMER, as new UETR President for a two-year term. Mr. Villaescusa has stressed the fundamental principles of democracy, cooperation and engagement for the success of...
At its General Assembly in Plovdiv (Bulgaria) in October, UETR has accepted the Croatian Road Carriers Association UHCP as full member. UETR's enlargement is going full speed, with cooperation as one of the key factors to achieve the association's goals to defend the interests of...
23 November 2012 - Conference on fair and efficient road pricing The European Commission is organising a "Conference on fair and efficient road pricing” in Brussels on Wednesday, 5 December 2012. UETR has presented today its Position on the Charging of the use of road infrastructure and...
UETR intervened on the 16 th of October in the joint EMPL-TRAN Hearing on "Working conditions of mobile workers in transport”. On behalf of the organization, Mrs. Evy Van Der Paelt welcomed the importance of ensuring social protection, the definition of posting and clear rules for counting days. More...
The European Road Haulers Association has appointed Mr. Marco Digioia as Secretary General. Digioia holds a Master's Degree in Law with a Specialization in European Affairs, International Relations and Diplomacy. He is a professional with 14-year experience of proactive and successful positioning and lobbying in Brussels...
UETR calls ECOFIN for support for professional gasoline UETR welcomes the IrishPresidency's objectives on renewable energies and quality fuels directives. In view of theexamination of the last review of Energy Taxation Directive scheduled at ECOFINin the coming months, UETR highlights the importance of reaching a politicalagreement maintaining...
21 January 2013 The European Commission has published a first ex-post assessment of application of Eurovignette III directive on the taxation of heavy commercial vehicles for using certain infrastructure.The directive is applied in different ways in EU MS and a real integrated network of electronic road...
28 January 2013 - New driving licence in the EU Under the 3rd EU Driving Licence Directive, all new driving licences issued across the European Union will be like a plastic credit card, with a standard European format and tougher security protection. The provisions will apply...
9 January 2013 - EURO VI norm comes into force The EURO VI Regulation took effect at the beginning of the year limiting polluting emissions from new heavy duty vehicles. Consequently, from the 1 st of January 2013 new vehicles have to comply with the standards prescribed by the European legislation...
14 December 2012 - UETR intervention at European conference on satellite technologies UETR intervened at the conference on "Achieving Europe 2020: policy coordination in support of cities, regions and SMEs" on 11 December 2012 at the Committe of the Regions in Brussels. Europe’s SMEs are key actors...
