Commission presents Marco Polo programme
The European Commission officially launched the new Marco Polo Programme on Monday 4 February 2002. The programme will provide EU funding for projects that would shift the increase in international...
View ArticleLogistics sector sings ‘cut red tape’ tune in Parliament
The logistics sector will lag behind if the EU does not regulate smarter, warned the Alliance for European Logistics (AEL) at a conference with legislators in the European Parliament transport...
View ArticleTruck makers face fines as EU steps up cartel investigation
The European Commission has stepped up a wide-ranging cartel investigation that could lead to heavy fines for some of the world's biggest truck makers.
View ArticleA shock to the system: Why energy union must deliver transport efficiency and...
The global picture is clear: both demand for surface transport and resulting CO2 emissions are going to skyrocket by 2050. Even for those who analyse transport on a daily basis the figures are...
View ArticleHaulers fear migrant crisis will slow down intra-EU trade
Truckers caught up in Europe's migrant crisis say business is increasingly disrupted by queues and stowaways, but they are far more worried governments will step up border controls.
View ArticleFive EU countries call for limits on truck CO2 emissions
Britain and three other countries have joined calls for mandatory EU limits on the amount of CO2 pumped out by trucks, which account for 30% of road transport emissions.
View ArticleERTRAC research roadmap: Next steps for urban freight
Urban freight is responsible for approximately 25 percent of urban transport related CO2 emissions and 30 to 50 percent of other transport related pollutants such as particulate matters (PM) and...
View Article‘Intelligent mobility’ faces reluctance from commercial carriers
SPECIAL REPORT / EU plans to digitise transport infrastructure to vehicle communication aim at a broad transformation of road, rail, air and maritime transit.
View ArticleMEPs demand Commission propose tolls on trucks to curb CO2 emissions
EXCLUSIVE / Fourteen MEPs have signed a letter to EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc demanding the European Commission propose legislation to impose new tolls on trucks.
View ArticleAuditors slam Commission for inefficient railway funding
A new report from the European Court of Auditors says €28 billion in EU funds didn't do enough to boost the share of freight shipped on railways—instead, that figure dropped despite beefed up investments.
View ArticleIKEA, Nestlé and Philips join call for EU limit to truck emissions
A group of nineteen large companies and environmental NGOs are demanding the European Commission introduce binding CO2 limits for trucks.
View ArticleCar industry wants tax incentives and bigger trucks, but not regulation
The auto industry wants tax incentives for using cleaner fuels and bigger trucks, according to an internal strategy paper on cutting greenhouse gas emissions that was seen by EurActiv.com.
View ArticlePressure mounts on truck makers, as Commission announces emissions regulation
The European Commission promised sweeping changes to its regulation of car and truck pollution in an effort to slash carbon emission levels by 2030.
View ArticleEU’s decarbonisation plans scrutinised by divided transport industry
EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc has to make good on a few promises she made before the summer break.
View ArticleLisbon, Malmö and Skopje announced as sustainable mobility city finalists
Cities from Portugal, Sweden and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have made it through to become finalists for the European Mobility Award 2016.
View ArticleThe end of multimodal transport?
As the EU moves into the era of "smart mobility", Dan Wolff wonders whatever happened to the idea of multimodal transport. Just because road freight innovates faster than other transport modes doesn't...
View ArticleTransport disruptions loom as UK, EU face Brexit ‘cliff edge’
Unless Brexit negotiators reach a transitional deal by September next year, both the UK and the EU face a "cliff edge" scenario with serious disruptions in air, railway and maritime traffic, industry...
View ArticleIs technology about to overcome the ‘too heavy to electrify’ obstacle?
The scientific literature remains sceptical about trucks becoming battery-operated due to the cost and weight of large battery packs. But that could change soon as costs of battery packs continues to...
View ArticleGermany partially closes borders despite criticism from EU, hauliers
Germany partially closed its borders with the Czech Republic and Austria's Tyrol on Sunday (14 February) over a troubling surge in coronavirus mutations, earning a swift rebuke from the European Union...
View ArticleElectrify key highways to accelerate shift to battery-powered trucks: report
A modest investment into charging infrastructure along major European motorways could herald a shift to low-carbon electric road freight over long distances, according to a new report by the green NGO...
View ArticleDaimler, Volvo plan hydrogen fuel cell production in Europe in 2025
Daimler AG's truck unit and Volvo AB said on Thursday they would start making hydrogen fuel cells in Europe in 2025 via a joint venture, and called for EU policies to help make the zero-emission...
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