28 March 2025
JOINT STATEMENT: RESILIENT WATERBORNE LOGISTICS SUPPLY CHAINS: A KEY TO EU COMPETITIVENESS
Ahead of the European Commission’s upcoming Maritime and Port Strategies, CLECAT and 16 organisations from across Europe’s logistics and transport sectors have adopted a joint statement titled “Resilient Waterborne Logistics Supply Chains: A Key to EU Competitiveness.”
28 March 2025
EP AND COUNCIL STRIKE A DEAL ON THE REVISION OF DRIVING LICENCES DIRECTIVE
On 25 March, negotiators from the Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on the revision of the Driving Licences Directive. This agreement, announced on 25 March 2025, aims to modernise the rules governing driving licences across the European Union and helping alleviate the shortage of professional drivers.
28 March 2025
COM LAUNCHES THE EU PREPAREDNESS UNION STRATEGY
On 26 March, the European Commission and the High Representative launched the Preparedness Union Strategy, with the aim to enhance Europe’s capability to prevent and respond to emerging threats. The Strategy is based on the report by former Finnish President Sauli Niinistö on the EU’s civilian and military preparedness and readiness, to which CLECAT contributed on transport security-related aspects.
28 March 2025
COUNCIL ADOPTS THE OMNIBUS “STOP-THE-CLOCK” PROPOSAL
The Council of the EU has reached a general approach on the 'Stop the Clock' mechanism, the proposal postponing the dates of application of certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements, as well as the transposition deadline of the due diligence provisions,
21 March 2025
CLECAT Newsletter 2025/11
21 March 2025
CLECAT ATTENDS 69TH TCG PLENARY
CLECAT attended the 69th Plenary Meeting of the Trade Contact Group on 20 March in Brussels, where the Commission and stakeholders exchanged views on ongoing customs and trade policy developments.
21 March 2025
EP AND COUNCIL STILL FAR FROM AN AGREEMENT ON RAIL CAPACITY
On 18 March, the European Parliament’s Rapporteur on the Rail Capacity Regulation, Tilly Metz MEP (Greens, LU), provided an update to the Transport and Tourism Committee on the latest developments in the ongoing trilogue negotiations.
21 March 2025
SMART FREIGHT WEEK 2025
This week, CLECAT attended the Smart Freight Week in Amsterdam. Organised by the Smart Freight Centre and gathering over 700 participants, the three-day conference was the opportunity to take stock of the progress made by the freight transport community in its journey towards a decarbonised future.
21 March 2025
TRAN COMMITTEE ADOPTS REPORT ON RIVER INFORMATION SERVICES
On 18 March, MEPs from the Transport and Tourism (TRAN) Committee adopted a report on the revision of the Directive on river information services (RIS), setting the rules for the EU inland waterways.
21 March 2025
EC PUBLISHES RESULTS OF ETS MARITIME MONITORING STUDY
On 20 March, the European Commission published the results of two studies related to the inclusion of maritime transport into the EU ETS: the first study monitored the implementation of ETS and analyses the risk of ship evasion, and the second study focuses on the possibility to include smaller vessels into the MRV Regulation and subsequently within the scope of the ETS Directive.