European Shippers’ Council supports Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
September 10, 2024
4 September 2024, key stakeholders from the European Commission, international organisations, and major industry leaders […]
Implementing the new ICS2 import declaration in road transport
September 5, 2024
3 October 2024, 9.30-11.30, ESC Secretary General Godfried Smit will speak at the IRU online […]
EU governments miss crucial deadline to pass new Emissions Trading System into national legislation
September 5, 2024
All but one European Union member state have fallen foul of the date to enter […]
Publication of regulation: Reducing CO2 Emissions from HDVs
September 4, 2024
On 6 June 2024, Reducing CO2 Emissions from Heavy-Duty Vehicles regulation was officially published in […]
ELP Summit: Logistics in Time of Transition
August 29, 2024
On 11 September 2024, the European Logistics Platform (ELP) organises its first major event of […]
Additional measures in force around Paris during summer holidays
July 30, 2024
During the Olympic Games, traffic restrictions are in force between the 26 July and 11 […]
Sanctions: extension of restrictive measures against Russia
July 30, 2024
Given Russia’s continued actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, the Council renewed the EU’s restrictive […]
EU-China relations
July 29, 2024
EU High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell met with Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi, in the […]
EU emissions trading: Member States failed to transpose directives into national law
July 26, 2024
The European Commission decided to open an infringement procedure by sending a letter of formal […]
ELP Summit: Logistics in Time of Transition
July 18, 2024
The European Logistics Platform (ELP) organises its first summit under the new term of the […]
“The Single Window environment is an essential tool to bring the EU Customs Union to the next level” – Godfried Smit, ESC Secretary General at UN meeting
July 12, 2024
The United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) successfully held its 42nd […]
Italy eyes paperless road freight as 36th country to join e-CMR
July 9, 2024
Italy has officially ratified e-CMR, the digital protocol to the United Nations CMR convention for […]
New Road Transport Vision 2050 adopted by ERTRAC
July 8, 2024
The new Road Transport Vision 2050 was adopted by the ERTRAC Plenary on 24 June […]
Commission imposes provisional countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles from China while discussions with China continue
July 8, 2024
4 July 2024, nine months after the initiation of an ex officio anti-subsidy investigation, the […]
New A.TR movement certificate rules for EU–Türkiye Customs Cooperation
July 5, 2024
Starting from 8 July 2024, EU Member States will accept A.TR movement certificates issued electronically […]
Commission imposes provisional countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles from China while discussions with China continue
July 4, 2024
4 July, nine months after the initiation of an ex officio anti-subsidy investigation, the European […]
Joint Statement for an Ambitious FP10: Investing in Europe’s Future Competitiveness through Collaborative Research, Development, and Innovation
July 4, 2024
4 July 2024, in the shaping of the next European Framework Programme for Research and […]
Switzerland to advance its cooperation with China within China-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement
July 4, 2024
2 July 2024, Beijing, Swiss Federal Councilor and head of the Federal Department of Economic […]
ESC on European trade and logistics at the annual AAEI 2024 conference in the US
July 3, 2024
10-12 June 2024, ESC outlined its “European and Dutch perspective on trade and logistics” at […]
Preparing the ground for autonomous multimodal supply chains
June 28, 2024
The European freight Transport and Logistics (T&L) industry is transforming into a new era driven […]
Programme of the Hungarian Presidency
June 28, 2024
On 1 July, Hungary takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European […]
MEP demands to postpone and fundamentally revise deforestation regulation
June 27, 2024
“The European Commission absolutely must postpone the entry into force of the deforestation regulation and […]
EU and China strengthen Customs Cooperation
June 22, 2024
On 18 June, the 11th high-level meeting of the EU-China Joint Customs Cooperation Committee (JCCC) […]
Maritime transport emissions as part of ETS: developments and concerns
June 22, 2024
The shipping industry faces the dual challenge of functioning as a major avenue for global […]
EU and Ukraine update and extend Road Transport Agreement
June 21, 2024
The EU and Ukraine decided today to prolong and update their current road transport Agreement. […]