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The European Commission’s first-ever EU Sustainable Tourism Strategy marks an important milestone in establishing a common EU vision for a more competitive, sustainable, resilient and inclusive tourism sector.The strategy sets out a comprehensive framework to strengthen the EU’s position as the world’s leading tourism destination, enhance the competitiveness of the sector and en...

European trucking capacity provider Egala has joined IRU as its newest member, bringing experience from a large international fleet and a strong focus on sustainability, digitalisation and workforce development.Egala provides transport and logistics companies with trucks and professional drivers that they deploy as their own fleet.

IRU welcomes a major political shift in the European Parliament, where MEPs have challenged the European Commission’s approach to corporate fleet decarbonisation and backed more realistic CO₂ targets and greater technology neutrality for vans.

Battery-electric vehicle adoption remains concentrated among larger operators and on shorter routes. But large-scale deployment can also help create the conditions for others to follow, Amazon’s Andreas Marschner told us.The road transport industry’s shift to alternative fuel vehicles is gaining momentum. But the transition remains uneven.

At IRU and TransFollow’s eCMR webinar, industry experts discussed how digitalisation is improving operational efficiency, while uneven adoption, customer readiness and interoperability challenges remain as Europe prepares for eFTI.Spain's mandatory digital freight documentation requirements have exposed significant differences in industry readiness.