EU Parliament adopts stand on revisions to driving licence directive on 28/02/24 The European Parliament adopted its stand on the revision of the driving licence directive on Tuesday (27 February), endorsing the idea of allowing drivers to perform self-assessments for licence renewals and allowing 17-year-olds to drive with supervision. Transport Brief: All eyes on driving licences on 27/02/24 In case you have a driving licence in your wallet, you might want to dedicate some attention to Strasbourg this week, where the European Parliament is having its plenary. EU lawmakers face controversial vote over medical checks for drivers on 26/02/24 European lawmakers are set to debate an amended version of the driving licence directive on Tuesday (27 February), with Parliament’s decision to change rules surrounding driving licences still mired in a debate over whether to impose mandatory medical checks on licence holders. 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.
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