CBAM: Council signs off simplification to the EU carbon leakage instrument
29 September 2025, the Council adopted a regulation that simplifies and strengthens the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), as part of the so-called ‘Omnibus I’ legislative package.
The regulation...
Eurostat report: Maritime transport dominates international trade
In 2024, the EU imported 1.1 billion tonnes of goods from non-EU countries by sea, valued at €1 251 billion. Exports transported by sea totalled 0.5 billion tonnes, worth €1...
EU and Ukraine extend road transport agreement until 31 March 2027
25 September 2025, the EU and Ukraine decided to extend the validity of their current road transport agreement until 31 March 2027.
Originally signed on 29 June 2022 following...
World Bank and IRU launch new road transport sector reform guide
Improving laws, governance, compliance, skills certification, and operating conditions to drive safer, cleaner and more efficient commercial road transport is the aim of a new sector reform guide from the...
ESC at the the 53rd European Transport Conference
European Shippers’ Council (ESC) attended the 53rd European Transport Conference (ETC 2025, organised by the Association for European Transport), held on 17-19 September 2025 under the timely and forward-looking theme:...
EU and Indonesia conclude negotiations on free trade agreement
Following the political agreement reached on 13 July by President von der Leyen and President Prabowo Subianto, the EU and Indonesia finalised negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)...
Postponement of the EU’s anti-deforestation law
The European Commission will push back the EU’s anti-deforestation law once again, delaying rules that were already postponed from 2024 to this December, according to the centre-right EPP group.
In...
Raw Materials Week 2025
The Raw Materials Week 2025 will take place from 18 to 20 November in Brussels.
EUMICON is proud to co-organise, together with the European Commission, the 12th Annual High-Level Conference ...
European Silk Road Summit
About the European Silk Road Summit
While the main route continues to exist, the last couple of years have given room to alternatives, bypasses and new cooperations. Central Europe is ...
Transport Policy
This high-level event "Transport Policy Conference. How can we accelerate the decarbonisation of the transport sector?" will bring together EU policymakers, industry leaders, and experts to explore how Europe can ...
Overview of the EU-US Trade Deal Unpacked: How to Prepare
The Joint Statement on a United States-European Union framework on an agreement on reciprocal, fair, and balanced trade removes some uncertainty for many businesses. However, a 15% tariff still represents ...