The EU’s Council and Parliament have come to a provisional agreement on the much-anticipated Capacity Regulation. A step forward for international rail freight, one should…
Category: Greening Freight Package
Capacity Regulation deployment could be delayed by three years
The EU Council’s new draft of the Capacity Management Regulation of the Greening Freight Package is causing adverse reactions, especially among the European rail freight sector. For example, the new version delays the Regulation’s implementation by three years. Moreover, the roles infrastructure managers (IMs) in the Regulation have been changed by the Council. Some of…
French National Assembly urges EU Member States to boycott the WDD
The French National Assembly, part of the French Parliament, is asking its government to oppose the Weights and Dimensions Directive (WDD) of the Greening Freight Package (GFP). They are also calling for “Member States to retain full control over the parameters for authorising cross-border driving conditions for lorries over 40 tonnes”. The European Parliament approved…