Parliament transport committee set to support heavier trucks on roads on 13/02/24
The transportation committee of the European Parliament is set to confirm a position supporting longer and heavier trucks on roads Wednesday (14 February), according to EU lawmaker Isabel Garcia Munoz with the centre-left S&D group. The same procedure as last year, Mr. Wissing? on 13/02/24
Every year on New Year’s Eve, Germans watch a sketch with the catchphrase “the same procedure as last year” — probably to remind each other that, no matter what happens, some things just stay the same. Blockade lifted: Germany gives way on EU’s 2040 truck CO2 rules on 09/02/24
A last-minute deal in Berlin has paved the way for the approval of the EU’s 2040 target of reducing heavy-duty vehicle emissions by 90% in exchange for a clause dedicated to vehicles running on e-fuels. Fight over low-emission zones stalls EU negotiations on road safety on 08/02/24
A fight over the cross-border enforcement of low-emission zones is delaying an EU law that aims to facilitate cross-border enforcement of traffic offences, such as driving the wrong way and dangerous overtaking, to improve road safety. Belgium postpones EU vote on truck emissions as Germany imperils majority on 07/02/24
Belgium has postponed a vote by EU ambassadors on new emission standards for trucks – initially planned for Wednesday (7 February) – to Friday, after Germany withdrew its previous support for the law, leaving the majority unclear. EXCLUSIVE: Germany poised to repeat blockade on combustion engine ban for trucks on 06/02/24
Germany will abstain from another EU transport law, despite initially signalling agreement, an industry source told Euractiv, as the liberal FDP party is blocking the agreement to the proposed new CO2 standards for trucks which would see the number of diesel trucks drastically reduced. Transport Brief: The final stretch of legislative work in Brussels on 06/02/24
As we move closer to the European elections in June, work on legislation in Brussels is slowly coming to an end. This week, the European Parliament and EU countries are holding multiple negotiations, known as 'trilogues', to close deals before the EU-wide ballot. Parisians vote against SUVs, heavy vehicles on 05/02/24
On Sunday, Parisians voted to increase parking charges for sport utility vehicles (SUVs), but the opposition jumped to call it a democratic, ecological and social farce. Car emissions 14% higher than advertised by manufacturers, study finds on 31/01/24
The gap between official and real-world car emissions has grown by 80% in the past five years, despite advanced testing procedures in place to prevent such a discrepancy, a new study has found. Pilots accuse aircraft makers of putting ‘profit over safety’ on 31/01/24
New automation technology being pushed by plane makers will boost their bottom line at the expense of safety, the head of the European pilots’ union told Euractiv, whilst criticising the EU aviation regulator as overly close to business.
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