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23 May 2025
EP AND COUNCIL REACH AGREEMENT ON EMSA MANDATE
On 20 May, negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement to update the mandate of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). This agreement aims to better equip EMSA to handle current and future maritime challenges, including cybersecurity, hybrid threats, and the greening and digitalisation of the maritime sector.
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23 May 2025
COUNCIL RESUMES NEGOTIATIONS ON WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS
The Polish Presidency has recently resumed negotiations in the Council on the revision of the Weights and Dimensions Directive. While reaching a general approach before the end of June seems unlikely, it sends the right signal to finally address pressing issues for the European road freight transport sector.
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23 May 2025
COMMISSION PRESENTS NEW STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN THE SINGLE MARKET
On 21 May, the European Commission published a new Single Market Strategy, setting out a roadmap to create a simpler, more seamless and stronger internal market. The strategy proposes a series of actions to address existing barriers to intra-EU trade and investment, support the scaling up of SMEs, and promote digitalisation.
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23 May 2025
CLECAT CALLS FOR A MORE EFFECTIVE CEF TO BOOST EUROPEAN TRANSPORT
On 22 May, CLECAT submitted its response to the public consultation on the evaluation of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). This EU funding instrument has been key in building a robust and interconnected European transport sector, which is crucial for a competitive, net-zero, and resilient Europe.
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16 May 2025
CLECAT Newsletter 2025/17
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16 May 2025
CLECAT Newsletter 2025/17
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16 May 2025
EU AGREES ON NEW VAT APPROACH FOR E-COMMERCE IMPORTS
EU finance ministers have reached a political agreement on a new VAT framework for e-commerce imports, aimed at enhancing the Import One-Stop Shop (IOSS). The revised approach seeks to simplify VAT declaration and payment, ease administrative burdens for importers, and strengthen enforcement against VAT fraud.
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16 May 2025
PARLIAMENT OPPOSES WITHDRAWAL OF EU AIRPORT SLOTS PROPOSAL
The European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) has expressed its opposition to the European Commission’s intention to withdraw its long-standing proposal to reform the slot allocation system at EU airports.
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16 May 2025
EUROPEAN ROAD FREIGHT RATES DECLINE IN Q1 2025
The latest Upply x Ti x IRU European road freight rates index, which was presented in a webinar this week, reveals a notable decline in both contract and spot rates for Q1 2025. Contract rates fell by 2.3 points quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q), while spot rates dropped more sharply by 3.8 points q-o-q.
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16 May 2025
SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY OFFERS DISCOUNTS TO ATTRACT SHIPS
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has introduced a new initiative to bring container ships back to the Suez Canal. Responding to requests from shipowners and operators, and due to recent improvements in the security situation in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait, the SCA is offering a 15% discount on tolls for large container ships. This discount applies to container ships of 130,000 net tonnage or more, whether they are carrying cargo or not.