3 October 2024, 9.30-11.30, ESC Secretary General Godfried Smit will speak at the IRU online webinar on the new ICS2 import declaration in road transport.

The webinar will cover:

• EU’s...

All but one European Union member state have fallen foul of the date to enter the new Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings (ETS2) in the national law...

On 6 June 2024, Reducing CO2 Emissions from Heavy-Duty Vehicles regulation was officially published in the Official Journal of the European Union and was applied from 1 July 2024.

Key...

On 11 September 2024 , the European Logistics Platform (ELP) organises its first major event of the new European Parliament term at the Residence Palace, Brussels. Titled "Logistics in Times...

During the Olympic Games, traffic restrictions are in force between the 26 July and 11 August 2024 in France. The aim is to ensure that deliveries to the various venues...

Given Russia's continued actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, the Council renewed the EU's restrictive measures for a further six months, until January 31, 2025. These sanctions currently consist of a...

EU High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell met with Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi, in the margins of the ASEAN Regional Forum in Vientiane, Laos on 26 July.

They discussed EU-China...

The European Commission decided to open an infringement procedure by sending a letter of formal notice to 26 Member States for failing to fully transpose into national law the provisions...

The European Logistics Platform (ELP) organises its first summit under the new term of the European Parliament. The summit is entitled " Logistics in Time of Transition " and will...

The United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) successfully held its 42nd Forum as part of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Sustainable and Digital Trade...

Italy has officially ratified e-CMR, the digital protocol to the United Nations CMR convention for international road goods transport.

The e-CMR protocol entered into force in Italy last week, providing...

The new Road Transport Vision 2050 was adopted by the ERTRAC Plenary on 24 June 2024. The Vision, updated thanks to the STREnGth_M project , aims to address challenges such...

4 July 2024, nine months after the initiation of an ex officio anti-subsidy investigation, the European Commission imposed provisional countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China...

Starting from 8 July 2024, EU Member States will accept A.TR movement certificates issued electronically by the Turkish competent authorities, bearing a QR code and without a wet-ink signature. This...

4 July, nine months after the initiation of an ex officio anti-subsidy investigation, the European Commission imposed provisional countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China. Based...

4 July 2024, in the shaping of the next European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10), we, the undersigned 110 European associations representing key European RD&I stakeholders, hereby urge...

2 July 2024, Beijing, Swiss Federal Councilor and head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research Guy Parmelin made a speech at a media event at the...

10-12 June 2024, ESC outlined its “European and Dutch perspective on trade and logistics” at Forging a New Trade Renaissance conference at Fort Lauderdale, USA. The conference is an annual...

The European freight Transport and Logistics (T&L) industry is transforming into a new era driven by digitalization and technological advancements, creating new business models and zero-emissions freight transport opportunities. The...

On 1 July, Hungary takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for six months.

The priorities of the Hungarian Presidency in the sector of transport...

"The European Commission absolutely must postpone the entry into force of the deforestation regulation and then use the transitional period to reduce bureaucracy in the text," demanded Dr. Peter Liese,...

On 18 June, the 11th high-level meeting of the EU-China Joint Customs Cooperation Committee (JCCC) took place in Shanghai. It marks the 20th Anniversary of this cooperation.

The EU and...

The shipping industry faces the dual challenge of functioning as a major avenue for global trade while contributing increasingly to greenhouse gas emissions. To address the environmental concerns of maritime...

The EU and Ukraine decided today to prolong and update their current road transport Agreement. The Agreement aims at helping Ukraine access world markets by facilitating transit through EU countries...