COVID-19: Shipping industry repeats demand for EC and member state action to enable crew changes In anticipation of today’s meeting of the Transport Ministers and tomorrow’s Home Affairs Ministers meeting, ETF and ECSA, together with Cruise Lines International Association and World Shipping Council, addressed a joint letter to ministers. News 4 Jun 2020
IWT educational network EDINNA meets online Edinna – the educational network of inland waterway navigation schools and training institutes – brought together its members in an online meeting, to exchange information on how they’ve been coping with and adapting to the effects of COVID-19. News 4 Jun 2020
ETF to stop all activities linked to DG MOVE in ATM field over attacks to jobs and working conditions ETF has decided to stop all activities related to DG MOVE in the air traffic management field for the next three months, after receiving several reports of employers being pushed by DG MOVE to lower ANSPs’ labour costs. Press Release 3 Jun 2020
IWT social partners respond to EC’s fitness check on market access legislation European IWT social partners – ETF, European Barge Union, and European Skippers’ Organisation – addressed a letter to European Commissioner for Transport A. Vàlean and European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs N. Schmit to present their positions on the coordination of social security in European Inland Waterways. News 2 Jun 2020
ETF and ECA call for a fair deal for the Lufthansa Group ETF and ECA call on the European Commission to reconsider one of the conditions attached to the approval of state aid for Lufthansa Group, as it would benefit some of the most notorious airlines that continue to lower working standards around Europe. Press Release 29 May 2020