According to the German Press Agency, Germany's Federal Ministry of Transport has found that costs for Euro 7 classified HGVs could be €2,500-€4,000 higher than previously estimated by the EU Commission.

Euro 7 standard HGVs could cost €4,000 more than EU estimate, German Transport ministry warns

After years of an antitrust investigation and negotiations with the EU, Amazon has agreed to change its strategy in the EU and give third-party sellers more access to valuable real estate on its website. One of the many commitments Amazon is committed to is to allow Prime sellers to choose any carrier for their logistics services.

To avoid multi-million euro fine, Amazon agrees to make changes to European business strategy

The Euro-7 emissions standard passed on Thursday by the EU Commission cannot be implemented by July 2025 for passenger cars and is technologically almost impossible to implement for heavy commercial vehicles by July 2027, stressed the German Association of the Automotive Industry (Verband der Automobilindustrie - VDA) in a press release last week.

Barely possible to implement Euro-7 for HGVs by 2027, says German automobile association

In an open letter sent to the European Commission, three MEPs have claimed parts of the commission's latest clarification of the posted worker regulations in the Mobility Package are misleading. The MEPs are thus calling on the commission to clarify the matter yet again.

MEPs criticise European Commission’s explanation on posted workers regulation

The European Transport Workers’ Federation has warned European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen against opening the EU labour market to third-country nationals without first fixing the lack of decent work in the transport industry. “To do so otherwise is an open invitation for further exploitation of transport workers," the organisation says.

Union claims EU plan for more 3rd-country drivers will increase exploitation

On Wednesday, the European Commission announced a temporary crisis framework for state aid economic support measures. However, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) says the plan does not go far enough to support commercial road transport operators overwhelmed by escalating fuel costs.

EU state aid crisis framework won’t stop hauliers going bust, says IRU

The European Commission is ready to initiate infringement procedures against countries that haven't implemented the rules on posted drivers, states a letter the EU sent to member states. Moreover, “imposing the use of national systems to submit posting declarations is in violation of EU law," warns the commission.

EU ready to sue countries over non-compliance with posted driver rules

last night, Northern Ireland's agriculture minister Edwin Poots issued an order to stop all post-Brexit checks on food and farming products from the rest of the UK. The order will apply “in days," he said earlier today. The Republic of Ireland has nonetheless called the move a breach of international law, while the EU said the <a href="https://trans.info/en/european-commission-unveils-new-northern-ireland-protocol-proposals-258360" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Northern Ireland Protocol</a> is the one and only solution to avoid a hard border in Ireland. In the meantime, Northern Ireland First Minister Paul Givan is reportedly preparing to resign.

First Minister preparing to quit as Northern Ireland stops post-Brexit checks on food

Transport companies that take part in or facilitate people smuggling can be suspended from providing transportation services within the EU - provided the European Commission's latest proposal gets the green light. The situation at the Belarus border has triggered the move.

EU proposes blacklisting of transport operators involved in people smuggling

Denmark and Sweden have to recover approximately €65 million in total after the European Commission ruled that capital injections from the state to PostNord were illegal and gave PostNord “an unfair economic advantage over its competitors".