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11 March 2022
TRAN MEPS DEBATE DRAFT REPORT ON REFUELEU AVIATION
On 3 March, the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) discussed the draft report on ReFuelEU Aviation by Rapporteur Søren Gade (RE, Denmark). The Rapporteur has proposed to broaden the scope of the proposal period extending the period during which sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) will not have to be supplied in all airports until 2023 while enforcing the blending mandate.
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11 March 2022
FRENCH PRESIDENCY PRESENTS CBAM COMPROMISE TEXT
On 4 March, the French Presidency of the Council presented a compromise text on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, accompanied by a Presidency report on the state of play of the Council negotiations on the file.
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11 March 2022
AIR CARGO GROWTH CONTINUES IN JANUARY BUT AT A SLOWER PACE
On 9 March, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air cargo markets showing slower growth in January 2022. Supply chain disruptions and capacity constraints, as well as a deterioration in economic conditions for the sector dampened demand.
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11 March 2022
PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON AIR SERVICES REGULATION
On 7 March, the European Commission opened a public consultation on the Revision of the Air Services Regulation, which will remain open until 26 May. The Air Services Regulation sets common rules for air services in the EU, including on operating licence requirements, the freedom to provide services and when it can exceptionally be restricted, as well as how prices should be displayed to consumers.
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11 March 2022
EUROPE’S RAIL PUBLISHES CALL FOR PROPOSALS
On 10 March, Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking published its Call for Proposals 2022-1, under which projects worth €390 million, against €234 million funding, are expected to be funded. The application period is now open and submissions will be accepted until 23 June 2022.
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11 March 2022
NEW STATE AID SCHEMES IN ITALY AND CZECH REPUBLIC FOR INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
On 3 March, the European Commission approved, under EU State aid rules, aid schemes for Italy and the Czech Republic, in support of intermodal freight. In Italy, the focus lies in incentivising companies to use more rail, whilst in the Czech Republic, the aid focuses on constructing and upgrading combined transport terminals.
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11 March 2022
CLECAT PRESENTS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT
On 9 March, CLECAT spoke at the REIF Project (INTERREG Central Europe action for the increase of the modal share of rail freight transport) Transfer Conference, which aimed at setting the wider international scenario on the situation of Combined Transport in Europe, with specific focus on rail.
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11 March 2022
PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON COMBINED TRANSPORT REVISION
On 7 March, the European Commission opened the public consultation on the revision of the Combined Transport Directive, which will remain open until 5 May. The public consultation will contribute to the Commission’s work on the impact assessment for the revision of Combined Transport Directive, which aims at gathering stakeholders’ views on the barriers to the intermodal/multimodal transport and how its uptake could be improved.
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11 March 2022
EP QUESTIONS EXTREMELY HIGH CONTAINER PRICES
MEPs Tom Berendsen and Annie Schreijer-Pierik (EPP, the Netherlands) issued a new set of questions to the Commission on the extremely high container prices and the impact on consumer prices. The MEPs note that the sharply rising container prices have had a knock-on effect on consumer prices, referring to recent Eurostat figures in the Eurozone.
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04 March 2022
CLECAT Newsletter 2022/09