“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
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 eyes paperless road freight as 36th country to join e-CMR
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...
New Road Transport Vision 2050 adopted by ERTRAC
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...
New A.TR movement certificate rules for EU–Türkiye Customs Cooperation
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...
Commission imposes provisional countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles from China while discussions with China continue
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...
Joint Statement for an Ambitious FP10: Investing in Europe’s Future Competitiveness through Collaborative Research, Development, and Innovation
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...
Switzerland to advance its cooperation with China within China-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement
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...
ESC on European trade and logistics at the annual AAEI 2024 conference in the US
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...
From the Green Deal to the Clean Industrial Deal
Join high-level policymakers and industry leaders from all across the e-SAF value chain for an afternoon of impactful discussions on the challenges hampering the uptake of e-kerosene and how to ...
LogiMAT 2025 – Shaping Change Together
LogiMAT, the International Trade Show for Intralogistics Solutions and Process Management, sets new standards as the biggest annual intralogistics exhibition in Europe. This is the leading international trade fair that ...
Smart Freight Week 2025
Smart Freight Week is an annual flagship event dedicated to advancing global freight decarbonization through industry-wide collaboration. Following the success of previous editions, Smart Freight Week 2025 will take place ...
European Shipping Summit 2025
The European Shipping Summit 2025 will take place on the 19-20 March 2025 at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels. This two-day event promises to be an exciting ...
EU Customs Reform: Industry Challenges and Solutions
Members from across the European Parliament, Permanent Representatives, the European Commission and stakeholders will join to listen to testimonies and experiences from European businesses and logistics service providers on their ...
ALICE Brokerage Event
The ALICE Brokerage Event 2025 will take place on 2–3 April 2025 at the Tangla Hotel, Brussels. This annual in-person event is designed to foster collaboration, innovation, and knowledge sharing ...