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The members of the EEA Council held a video conference on 28 May 2021 at the initiative of Mr Augusto Santos Silva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal. The video conference was attended by Mr Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation of Iceland, Ms Ine Eriksen Søreide, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway and Ms Dominique Hasler, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liechtenstein, as well as by representativ...

The EU uptake of electric vehicles is increasing, with 550,000 new registrations in 2019 compared to 300,000 in 2018. According to the European Environmental Agency, this is in line with the EU’s emissions reduction objective in the transport sector. Of course, the uptake of electric vehicles varies significantly from country to country, and not surprisingly, the region of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is at the bottom.  In 2019 battery and electric hybrid vehicles accounted for less than...

Crossing borders 15 April 2021 Earlier this year, changes to Germany’s VEMAGS online permit system came into effect. Could these changes hinder international competition? Sotiris Kanaris talks to ESTA Director Ton Klijn. Despite most countries being part of the same Union, cross-border heavy transport in Europe is complex. This is because abnormal load transport regulation is decided by each national government, and there is a lack of coordination between them. “The result is a ple...

Skuodis: some provisions of Mobility Package undermine the principles of the EU single market Link copied aA Commenting on the Government’s decision taken today to join other countries in the EU Court of Justice proceedings against the Mobility Package regulating the carriers’ activity, Minister of Transport of Communications Marius Skuodis stated that Lithuania upholds a consistent position with regard to the application of the European Union internal market principles and shall take...