17 December 2021
AVIATION SLOT RELIEF RULES FOR AIRLINES EXTENDED
On 15 December, the European Commission adopted an extension to the slot relief rules for the 2022 summer scheduling season, running from 28 March 2022 until 29 October 2022. Instead of the normal requirement to use at least 80% of a given slot series, airlines will only have to use 64% to retain historic rights in those slots during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
17 December 2021
CLECAT FEEDBACK ON COUNTEMISSIONSEU INITIATIVE
CLECAT has given its response to the CountEmissionsEU initiative which sets out the Commission’s intention to initiate a common framework to calculate and report transport-related greenhouse gas emissions. CLECAT supports the objectives as outlined in the EC’s roadmap, in particular the establishment of a level playing field for GHG emissions accounting in the transport and logistics sectors to facilitate behaviour change.
17 December 2021
CLECAT WELCOMES THE NEW GUIDELINES FOR THE TRANS-EUROPEAN TRANSPORT NETWORK (TEN-T)
CLECAT welcomes the Commission proposal setting out the new guidelines for the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). The proposal, as part of the ‘efficient and green mobility package’ which was published on 14 December, supports the transition to cleaner, greener, and smarter mobility, in line with the objectives of the European Green Deal.
17 December 2021
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY DEBATES BARRIERS TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE
On 16 December a debate was held at the Plenary session of the European Parliament on barriers to international trade within the European Union. At the initiative of the IMCO committee, MEPs wanted to draw the attention of the European Commission on measures introduced by Member States such as border restrictions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and driving bans for environmental purposes disrupting traffic along the Brenner Pass.
17 December 2021
CLECAT CALLS FOR FAIR COMPETITION AND A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IN THE MARITIME LOGISTICS SUPPLY CHAIN
Maersk and Hamburg Sud have announced that they will cease to provide services to certain freight forwarders from 1 January 2022 through named account contracts. This refusal to deal with a part of their customers base will apply to logistics service providers in order to increase the carriers’ direct business with shippers who would otherwise prefer to use freight forwarders to take care of their logistics supply chain needs.
10 December 2021
CLECAT Newsletter 2021/45
10 December 2021
EC PUBLISHES RESULTS OF OPEN CONSULTATION ON DATA ACT
On 6 December, the European Commission published the results for the open public consultation on the Data Act, the upcoming flagship initiative of the European Data Strategy. The responses show that while businesses engage in data sharing, data transactions are still held back by numerous obstacles of a technical or legal nature.
10 December 2021
COMMISSION REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN EU EXTERNAL TRADE
Earlier this week, the European Commission published a progress report of the second year of implementation of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The European Commission also published a progress report on the latest negotiation round to deepen the existing Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with five Eastern and Southern African partners.
10 December 2021
EU STRENGTHENS PROTECTION AGAINST ECONOMIC COERCION
On 8 December, the European Commission proposed a new tool to counter the use of economic coercion by third countries. The aim of the instrument is to deter countries from restricting or threatening to restrict trade or investment to bring about a change of policy in the EU in areas such as climate change, taxation or food safety.
10 December 2021
IRELAND AND ITALY RECEIVE POST-BREXIT FUNDING
The European Commission has decided to allocate funding from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve to Ireland, for a total of €920.4 million, and to Italy, for a total of €116 million. The funding will aim to compensate the consequences of Brexit and support EU Member States in the transition.