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Jun 13 2018

IRU calls Members of the European Parliament for caution

IRU Brussels has been reaching out to all Members of the European Parliament ahead of the vote on the Mobility Package 1 on June 12:

 

Dear Members of the European Parliament,

The vote in the EP TRAN Committee on 4 June is an important milestone for the European road transport industry. A solid mandate to start negotiations is crucial.

 

IRU, the road transport organisation, calls for rules that ensure safe and efficient logistics operations and passenger services. Driving and rest time rules must therefore be kept absolutely separate from market and other social questions. The proposed text is a strong signal to the Council that a solution at EU level must be prioritised over individual actions currently taken by EU Member States. The debate must concentrate on practical and enforceable rules, and the proposed mandate is a good starting point for trilogue negotiations.

 

Scare tactics and abusing road safety arguments do not improve the situation for drivers, they make it worse. Hundreds of thousands of drivers’ jobs are currently unfilled. IRU is determined to improve drivers’ conditions to ensure we fix this critical shortage for the industry and for the European economy. Read more

 

 

Source: IRU