European Commission

The European Commission Mobility Package proposes a number of amendments to the driving and rest time rules (Regulation (EC) No 561/2006) and to the ‘smart’ tachograph regulation (Regulation (EU) 165

Today the European Commission launched the much expected mobility package containing among others legislative proposals for road transport on: driving and rest time, posting of workers, digital

The ETF and FEVR, the European Federation of Road Traffic Victims, launched today a joint statement to express their concerns vis-à-vis the impact of potential changes in driving and rest time limits

On 5 April, 60 road transport union representatives from 20 European countries signed a declaration urging the European Commission (EC), the European Parliament and the EU Member States to address

Today 31 March the Federal Council of Germany confirmed once and for all: it is forbidden for professional drivers to spend the weekly rest in the vehicle cab. Germany is the fourth EU Member State –

ETF Press Conference European Commission’s Road Initiative: Not our kind of social Europe! Members of the press are cordially invited to attend an ETF press conference to be held on: Thursday 30 March

Today 16 March 2017 the Spanish Parliament rejected the controversial Real Decreto-Ley presented by the government to liberalise port labour. This decision follows the infringement procedure opened by

Today, 16 March 2017, the Spanish Parliament rejected the controversial Real Decreto -Ley presented by the government to liberalise port labour. This decision follows the infringement procedure opened

Today the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), gathering over 270,000 workers across the whole aviation industry, presented its 10 key priorities for the revision of the “Basic Regulation”

Brussels, 1 March 2017 – « Shipping is out of sight and therefore out of mind », a quote from the animated film Seafarers Matter set the scene yesterday at the Seafarers Matter Conference. “ Too much