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Parliament sets balanced framework to scrutinise EU green fleets proposal
The chairs of the European Parliament’s political groups decided yesterday to allocate the Greening Corporate Fleets file to both the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN), overturning an earlier provisional allocation to only ENVI.
Brazil unlocks new trade roads with UN TIR system
The Federative Republic of Brazil has become the 79th contracting party to the United Nations TIR Convention.
European road freight rates Q4 2025: Contract rates up, spot rates steady
The Upply x Ti x IRU Q4 2025 European road freight rates index shows divergence between contract and spot markets. Contract rates climbed to 136.9, a solid 2.6-point increase quarter on quarter (q-o-q), and a 3.1-point rise year on year (y-o-y). Meanwhile, spot rates reached 135.1, advancing modestly by 0.3 points from the previous quarter, but declining 3.3 points compared to the same period last year.