Transport Brief: Sounds pretty technical on 20/02/24
With only a few weeks left ahead of the last session of the European Parliament in April, most of what is left on the EU legislative agenda is considered very 'technical.' Russia seen as highly unlikely to put a nuclear warhead in space on 16/02/24
The space-based weapon US intelligence believes Russia may be developing is more likely a nuclear-powered device to blind, jam or fry the electronics inside satellites than an explosive nuclear warhead to shoot them down, analysts said on Thursday (15 February). EU Parliament set to vote on truck CO2 emissions after green light from committee on 15/02/24
The European Parliament’s environment committee has greenlit a new law to drastically reduce the number of newly sold diesel trucks in Europe, after a deal with Germany was struck between EU ambassadors last Friday (9 February). 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.
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