12 December 2025
EP AND COUNCIL CONFIRM ETS2 POSTPONEMENT TO 2028
The Parliament and the Council have formally agreed to delay the implementation of the second Emissions Trading System (ETS2), which covers emissions from road transport and buildings, until 2028.
12 December 2025
COUNCIL MOVES AHEAD WITH TEMPORARY CUSTOMS DUTIES ON LOW-VALUE E-COMMERCE PARCELS
On 12 December 2025, the Council of the EU agreed to introduce a temporary customs duty on low-value e-commerce consignments, a move welcomed by the European Commission as an urgent response to the rapid growth in parcel imports into the EU.
12 December 2025
FURTHER DELAYS IN FRANCE ON AES – TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS PUT IN PLACE
As part of the Union Customs Code (UCC) Work Programme, Member States were required to progressively migrate their national export systems to the so-called EU Automated Export System (AES). The original deadlines marked the final major milestones of the UCC IT reform, replacing legacy national export and exit systems with harmonised EU-wide processes and data models.
12 December 2025
EC ADOPTS ENERGY GRIDS PACKAGE
On 10 December, the European Commission presented the Energy Grids Package, a set of proposals intended to simplify and shorten permitting procedures for infrastructure projects across the European Union, including electric vehicle charging stations, grid connections and related energy infrastructure.
12 December 2025
COUNCIL AND PARLIAMENT AGREE ON OMNIBUS I
On 9 December, the Council and the Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the Omnibus I proposal, to simplify sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements
05 December 2025
CLECAT Newsletter 2025/40
05 December 2025
COM CALLS FOR ACTION TO INCREASE SSTPAS FOR PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS
The European Commission has published a report highlighting the persistent shortage of suitable parking areas for professional drivers across the EU. While parking areas certified under the EU standards for Safe and Secure Truck Parking Areas (SSTPAs) provide effective protection for drivers and vehicles, their number remains low.
05 December 2025
AIR CARGO EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF GROWTH IN OCTOBER
On 28 November, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) published its air cargo market data for October, confirming eight consecutive months of growth in global air freight demand.
05 December 2025
ESAF EARLY MOVERS COALITION TO SCALE UP SYNTHETIC AVIATION FUELS
On 4 December, at the margins of the Transport Council in Brussels, Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain launched the eSAF Early Movers Coalition, bringing together Member States committed to scaling up the production and uptake of synthetic aviation fuels (eSAF).
05 December 2025
EC ISSUES 2025 CARBON MARKET REPORT
The European Commission’s 2025 Carbon Market Report, issued on 3 December, shows that maritime companies reported 89.8 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions for 2024, the first year the sector was included in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). The system now covers all emissions from voyages between EU ports and 50% of emissions from voyages to or from non-EU ports.