Employers, trade unions and parking operators are urging the European Commission to maintain a focused approach to certifying, upgrading, building, and funding safe and secure truck parking areas in Europe over the next three years. In a joint letter addressed to EU Transport Commissioner Adina Vălean, the European Transport Workers’Lees verder
ESPORG and 43 other European transport organisations, representing the key spectrum of Europe’s transport network, are again joining forces in a campaign to urge the Council and the European Parliament to increase the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) budget for transport in the upcoming review of the Multi-Annual Financial Framework. TheLees verder
An industry conference organized by the Belgian EU Council Presidency looked at how the mobility package’s rules for road freight transport can be better enforced. A number of ideas were discussed, and in the end the Belgians presented a list of 15 recommendations. The following article is a direct translationLees verder
In a vote held today (28 February 2024), the European Parliament’s plenary supported (Oeil / Report / Voting results) the reform of the EU Driving Licence Directive, with a number of specific proposals to apply to truck drivers, among which: The two legislators (Council and Parliament) have now to sit together after the European electionsLees verder
In March 2023, the European Commission (EC) published a proposal to revise the EU Driving Licence Directive (COM(2023)127).Importantly, the proposal amends Directive (EU) 2022/2561 on professional drivers’ CPC training and repeals the current Driving Licence Directive 2006/126/EC. The Directive covers all types of licences, including licences issued to professional drivers. On 7Lees verder
The new laws would provide harsher punishment for human traffickers and extend the reach of Europol. The following article is a short summary of an article written by Jorge Liboreiro on November 28, 2023, on the Euro News website. You can view the original full article here. According to theLees verder
A team led by Panteia, TIS and ESPORG (as subcontractor) will conduct a “Study on the availability of suitable rest facilities for professional drivers and of secured parking facilities, as well as on the development of safe and secure parking facilities in the EU”(MOVE/C1/SER/2023- 138) launched by DG MOVE. TheLees verder
On November 14th, 2023, Giovanni Pitruzzella, Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) called for an annulment of the provision contained in the Mobility Package regulation. Article 1(3) of Regulation 2020/1055 (referred to as the Mobility Package regulation) concerns the mandatory return of heavy goodsLees verder
In response to the joint open letter signed by ESPORG, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), and which urged the European Parliament and EU negotiators to agree on realistic and firm deadlines for building safe and secure truck parking areas (SSTPAs) on theLees verder
ESPORG joins the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) in signing a joint open letter urging the European Parliament and EU negotiators to agree on realistic and firm deadlines for building safe and secure truck parking areas (SSTPAs) on the core and comprehensive networkLees verder
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