EU transport, travel, trade and COVID19 developments & forward look: at a glance
Issue 2: 3 April 2020
Most recent first (See Issue 1 for previous developments)
2 April 2020: UPDATED – Draft Directive for posting drivers in the road transport sector and enforcement requirements
https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-7043-2020-ADD-1-REV-1/en/pdf
https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-7043-2020-ADD-2/en/pdf
2 April 2020: UPDATED – Draft on minimum requirements on maximum daily and weekly driving times, minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods and Regulation on positioning by means of tachographs (first reading)
https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-7044-2020-ADD-1-REV-1/en/pdf
https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-7044-2020-ADD-2/en/pdf
2 April 2020: UPDATED: Draft Regulation on developments in the road transport sector (first reading)
https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-7045-2020-ADD-2/en/pdf
https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-7045-2020-ADD-1-REV-1/en/pdf
2 April 2020: Statement by David Sassoli, EP President following the meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents
2 April 2020: European Parliament to hold extraordinary plenary on 16 and 17 April
2 April 2020: Revised European Parliament Calendar
2 April 2020: European Parliament IMCO Meeting Exchange of views with Commissioner Thierry Breton
2 April 2020: TRAN Calendar Updated
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/197924/TRAN_Calendar_2020_rev%20II.pdf
2 April 2020: TRAN Work in progress
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/206182/TRAN%20work%20in%20progress.pdf
2 April 2020: Protecting the EU agri-food supply chain in the face of COVID-19
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2020/649360/EPRS_BRI(2020)649360_EN.pdf
1 April 2020: Statement by Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, on the announcement to postpone the COP26
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_20_583
Analysis of the statement: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6651402995458195456/
30 March 2020: Statement by the European Commission following the first meeting of the EU-UK Joint Committee
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/STATEMENT_20_565
30 March 2020: COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION COVID-19 Guidance on the implementation of the temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU, on the facilitation of transit arrangements for the repatriation of EU citizens, and on the effects on visa policy
30 March 2020: Guidelines for shipment of waste in the EU
https://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/shipments/pdf/waste_shipment_and_COVID19.pdf
27 March 2020: STOA – What if we could fight coronavirus with artificial intelligence? [New podcast]
27 March 2020: European Commission consultation on low carbon fuels for shipping
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12312-FuelEU-Maritime-
27 March 2020: European Commission consultation on new emissions standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses
24 March 2020: European Commission consultation on sustainable fuels for aviation
Other European bodies:
27 March 2020: A letter from the European rail sector on concrete measures to face the COVID‐19 pandemic and its economic consequences
https://www.cer.be/sites/default/files/200327_Joint%20Rail%20Sector%20letter_COVID-19.pdf
24 March 2020: 33 European transport organisations issue a joint statement on COVID19, ‘Transport Keeps Us Going’
https://www.espo.be/news/covid-19-transport-keeps-us-going
Forward look:
3 April 2020: COREPER 1, including transport
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2020/4/coreper-1-(286254)/
6 April 2020: Mr Frans Timmermans holds a videoconference call with CEO’s of Hydrogen Europe.
8 April 2020: College of Commissioners Meeting via videoconference
Main EU COVID19 information sources:
European Commission
https://ec.europa.eu/info/live-work-travel-eu/health/coronavirus-response_en
3 April 2020 (live) : Border Crossing Times
European Parliament
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/priorities/eu-response-to-coronavirus
European Council
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/covid-19-coronavirus-outbreak/
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
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