Topic: EU

Sanctions Poland demands more proof of LPG origin, hundreds of tanker wagons get stuck in Belarus

Kazakh producers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are facing a deficit of wagons to export their product to Europe. As Poland is demanding more and…
Customs procedures The EU’s ICS2: Soon also required for rail

After aviation, maritime shipping and inland shipping, road and rail will soon also be subject to the EU’s Import Control System 2 (ICS2) requirements. This…
File: Greening Freight Package Rail freight wants to “move away from status quo” with Capacity Management Regulation

As the European Commission, Parliament and Council of the European Union are negotiating on the content of the Railway Capacity Management Regulation, the rail freight…
Digitising freight documents The way is now clear for eFTI system development

The first European Union Electronic Freight Transport Information (eFTI) implementation acts entered into force on 9 January, meaning that the EU’s member states can now…
Says European Sea Ports Organisation ‘Big cross-border rail projects to suffer upon CEF discontinuation’

The EU’s overhaul of its budget is putting the effectiveness of transport funding in doubt. A member state-specific approach for transport funding, as is planned…
Compromise proposal Hungarian EU Council presidency puts forward new combined transport definition

The Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union has proposed a new definition of combined transport. There is a lot of disagreement about…
"Blueprint for the rail agenda" European Commission study: liberalisation makes rail freight better

A study by the European Commission has found that liberalisation has brought improvements to rail freight service. Supposedly, liberalisation has grown and diversified service offers…
Money for TEN-T EU opens applications for 2,5 billion euros in transport funding

A new round of applications has opened for funding from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). This time, 2,5 billion euros is to be allocated for…
Good use of limited money Rail freight voices doubts about EU Commission’s state aid proposal

The European Commission came out with a proposal to modernise rules on state aid for the transport sector on 18 June. Whereas the European Rail…
Wishlist for rail freight ERFA presents priority policy points for new European Commision

The European Rail Freight Association (ERFA) has presented four key policy points that it wants the new European Commission to implement. The association wants European…
EU Investigation ‘EU to ban Deutsche Bahn’s financial support for DB Cargo’

The European Commission is set to ban Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) subsidies for its freight subsidiary DB Cargo. The freight operator’s losses are sky-high, and the…
Connecting Europe Facility Surprise reduction in EU funding for Rail Baltica forces Latvia to reach deeper into its own pockets

As part of the tenth Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) round, the EU allocated 345 million to the Latvian Rail Baltica section. It now seems that…