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01 October 2021
CLECAT MARITIME LOGISTICS INSTITUTE MEETS
Members of the CLECAT Maritime Logistics Institute met on 28 September to discuss the latest developments impacting sea freight forwarders, notably the ongoing disruptions in the maritime supply chain which is largely impacting SMEs in Europe. Shippers and freight forwarders continue to be confronted with high freight rates and a low level of service quality from ocean carriers.
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01 October 2021
TRAN MEPS EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH COMMISSIONER VALEAN ON FIT FOR 55 PACKAGE
The European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism (TRAN) Committee met on 27 September to discuss the Fit for 55 proposals with EU Commissioner for Transport Adina Valean. The Commissioner presented the legislative proposals that are most relevant for the transport sector including the proposal for a Regulation on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (AFIR) the FuelEU Maritime Regulation and the ReFuelEU Aviation proposal.
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24 September 2021
CLECAT Newsletter 2021/36
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24 September 2021
CLECAT Newsletter 2021/36
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24 September 2021
EU AND CANADA CELEBRATE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF CETA
The 21st of September marked the fourth anniversary of the provisional implementation of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). The Commission reports that since CETA entered into force, total trade flows between the EU and Canada witnessed an increase of 15.3% for goods despite the pandemic. Similarly, trade in agricultural goods increased by 34.7%.
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24 September 2021
WISE PERSONS GROUP TO REFLECT ON FUTURE CUSTOMS UNION
On 17 September, the European Commission announced that it has created a new ‘Wise Persons Group on Challenges facing the Customs Union’, tasked with identifying innovative solutions for the most pressing challenges of the EU Customs Union.
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24 September 2021
STATE OF PLAY OF EU TRADE POLICY
On 23 September, the European Commission's Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis met with EU civil society to present latest developments in EU’s external trade policy, with a particular focus on trade and sustainability, WTO reform, bilateral relations and enforcement.
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24 September 2021
COMMISSION PROPOSES NEW EU GSP SCHEME
On 22 September, the European Commission adopted the legislative proposal for the new EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) for the period 2024-2034. The Commission is proposing to improve some of the key features of the scheme to better respond to the evolving needs and challenges of GSP countries as well as reinforce the scheme's social, labour environmental and climate dimension.
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24 September 2021
€7 BILLION CALL FOR KEY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
A call for proposals launched by the European Commission and CINEA on 16 September under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) makes €7 billion available for projects targeting new, upgraded and improved European transport infrastructure. The objective of this call is to provide funding in order to build a more efficient and interconnected multimodal transport system in the EU.
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24 September 2021
EUROPEAN DRIVERS’ CRISIS SET TO DEEPEN NEXT YEAR
The Financial Times reported on 21 September that the crisis affecting European road haulage market is set to deepen next year as wages rise and driver shortages worsen. According to Luis Gomez, president of Europe at XPO Logistics, shortages could disrupt Christmas this year and new EU regulations would put further strains on retailers and producers next year.