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The Transport ministers from nine countries (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and Romania) have asked Commissioner Adina Vălean to “suspend temporarily for the time of military aggression of Russia on Ukraine the application of provisions hampering road transport operations efficiency.”

The Loadstar reported on 17 March that the Antwerp Port Authority will create a task force to tackle persistent lengthy delays along its inland waterways. Port stakeholders have been informed that the port will work with private operators ASV and Alfaport to address the congestion crisis that has persisted across North Europe’s barge operations for the better part of a decade.

On 14 March, the OECD published the Commentary on the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Rules for the BEPS Pillar 2. The paper provides technical guidance on the operation and intended outcomes under the rules.

On 15 March, the EU Council reached an agreement (general approach) on the Commission’s proposal for EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which has received major support by EU Member States as a tool to support EU’s climate objectives.

CLECAT has called on MEPs of the European Parliament’s TRAN Committee to strengthen the Commission proposal for a Regulation on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (AFIR) by increasing the required power output for recharging stations dedicated to electric heavy-duty vehicles.

On 16 March, CLECAT, together with other members of the Trade Contact Group - the express industry, cargo owners, stakeholders in the air and maritime transport sector, IT service providers, as well as the American businesses active in Europe - issued a joint letter to Gerassimos Thomas, Director General of EU Commission’s DG TAXUD, concerning the implementation of the UCC Work Programme.

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU stands in solidarity with Ukraine. The European Commission has opened a webpage collecting information on transport measures for both the people fleeing from Ukraine and an overview of measures designed to help Member States, transport operators and workers continue transport operations and support the transport of refugees and humanitarian aid.

On 10 March, FIATA and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) announced the official release of the electronic FIATA Multimodal Bill of Lading (eFBL) data standard. The data standard, created on the basis of the mapping of the Negotiable FIATA Multimodal Transport Bill of Lading (FBL) with the UN/CEFACT MMT reference data model, allows the exchange of BL data in a standardised way, facilitating interoperability between all modes of transport and industry stakeholders.