Meeting with Claire Depre (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

13 Nov 2025 · Exchange of views on the position paper “Towards the modernisation of driver training and a European Commission proposal for the revision of the EU Driver Training Directive” which IRU issued on 21 October 2025

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities

12 Nov 2025

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities, repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/522, (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/783, repealing provisions of Regulations (EU) 2021/696, (EU) 2023/588, and amending Regulation (EU) [EDIP]

12 Nov 2025

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153

29 Oct 2025

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Military Mobility

23 Oct 2025

Response to - Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards the VAT rules applicable to travel and tourism sectors - Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2011 laying down implementing measures for Directive 2006/112/EC - Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 on administrative cooperation and combating fraud in the field of VAT

16 Oct 2025

Response to Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles

10 Oct 2025

Meeting with Peter Van Kemseke (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

3 Oct 2025 · attached

Meeting with Kosma Złotowski (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Sept 2025 · New EU legislation in the road transport sector

Response to Communication on the EU Visa Policy Strategy

18 Sept 2025

Meeting with Matthieu Moulonguet (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)

18 Sept 2025 · Automotive sector and invitations to site visits and events

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Sept 2025 · Current challenges in the road transport industry

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Sept 2025 · Austausch zu EU Politik

Response to Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on clean corporate vehicles

7 Sept 2025

Meeting with Piotr Müller (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

4 Sept 2025 · Evaluation of the Public Procurement Directives

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and 16 other attendees

17 Jul 2025 · Corporate Fleets strategic dialogue

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... laying down detailed specifications regarding the functional requirements for eFTI platforms in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council

7 Jul 2025

Meeting with Henrik Nielsen (Director Migration and Home Affairs) and 7 other attendees

1 Jul 2025 · Entry/Exit System state of play and next steps

Meeting with Alexandr Vondra (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Jun 2025 · Corporate green fleet

Meeting with Edoardo Turano (Head of Unit Climate Action)

10 Jun 2025 · Freight transportation and its transition towards zero-emission mobility

Response to An EU policy agenda for European cities

24 May 2025

Meeting with Catalin Gheran (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu), Eva Schultz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu), Francesco Corti (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu)

14 May 2025 · Meeting on labour mobility

Meeting with Daniel Attard (Member of the European Parliament)

6 May 2025 · Regulatory legislations and Ongoing Political Discussions in the Haulage Industry

Meeting with Sérgio Gonçalves (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

10 Apr 2025 · Measures against Transport Operators that Facilitate Trafficking / Smuggling

Meeting with Kristian Schmidt (Director Mobility and Transport)

9 Apr 2025 · Exchange of views on various ongoing files in Road Transport

Meeting with Eva Schultz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu)

7 Apr 2025 · Meeting on Automotive Action Plan and road transport workers’ working conditions

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the addition of vehicle sub-groups for extra-heavy-combination lorries

4 Apr 2025

Meeting with Maria Noichl (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

3 Apr 2025 · Animal transport

Meeting with Matthieu Moulonguet (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)

21 Mar 2025 · Automotive Action Plan and EU decarbonisation agenda

Meeting with Daniel Buda (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

20 Feb 2025 · Animal welfare during transport

Meeting with Jean-Louis Colson (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

12 Feb 2025 · Discussion on a weights and dimensions and the Eurovignette.

Meeting with Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and 6 other interest representatives

30 Jan 2025 · Package Travel Directive

Meeting with Kosma Złotowski (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Jan 2025 · Greening corporate fleets

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament) and Sixt SE

27 Jan 2025 · General exchange on current road transport topics

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament) and Rheinmetall Group

24 Jan 2025 · Austausch zu EU Politik

Meeting with Anna Panagopoulou (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas)

16 Jan 2025 · Introductory meeting with representatives of IRU

Meeting with Ana Vasconcelos (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and 6 other interest representatives

2 Dec 2024 · Accounting of greenhouse gas emissions of transport services 2023/0266(COD)

Meeting with Hanna Gedin (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

21 Nov 2024 · Package travel directive

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament) and 2 other interest representatives

15 Oct 2024 · General exchange on current transitional challenges

Meeting with Daniel Attard (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Oct 2024 · Combined Transport Directive

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

12 Sept 2024 · • Driving Licence Directive • Safe and secure Parking - CPC Directive 2022/2561 - ARIF - Digitalisation of transport documents - Greening of corporate fleets - Weight and Dimensions Directive - CountEmmissionsEU

Meeting with Daniel Attard (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Aug 2024 · Introductory Meeting

Meeting with Markus Ferber (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Jul 2024 · Legislative Agenda on Road Transport

Meeting with Andrey Novakov (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Jul 2024 · Policy priorities 2024-2029

Meeting with Caroline Nagtegaal (Member of the European Parliament) and 7 other interest representatives

16 Apr 2024 · Biomethane in road transport

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

23 Mar 2024 · Meeting with ASMAP UA (hauliers association). Discussion topic - International road transport issues.

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005

6 Mar 2024

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EC) No 261/2004, (EC) No 1107/2006, (EU) No 1177/2010, (EU) No 181/2011 and (EU) 2021/782 as regards enforcement of passenger rights in the Union

6 Mar 2024

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

6 Feb 2024 · - Driver shortage - Combined Transport Directive - Weights and Dimensions Directive

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner) and 5 other attendees

1 Feb 2024 · Impact of farmers protest in France on road transport operations

Meeting with Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

16 Jan 2024 · Current road transport market developments, driver shortage and Mobility Package I implementation

Meeting with Elsi Katainen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

9 Jan 2024 · Weights and dimensions directive

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... on supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 by amending its Annex I Part B

21 Dec 2023

Meeting with Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

28 Nov 2023 · Infrastructure ,Safe and secure parking initiative and standards Intermodal freight development, Driver shortage issues.

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... laying down common procedures and detailed rules for accessing and processing electronic freight transport information by competent authorities in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council

21 Nov 2023

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the accounting of greenhouse gas emissions of transport services

14 Nov 2023

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

8 Nov 2023 · Weights and dimensions directive

Meeting with Marianne Vind (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion) and 2 other interest representatives

8 Sept 2023 · Køre-hviletid for midlertidig passagertransport

Meeting with Achille Variati (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and European Transport Safety Council

1 Sept 2023 · Driving licence directive

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 of the European Parliament and of the Council listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (revision of the suspension mechanism)

29 Aug 2023

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 as regards minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector

19 Jul 2023

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

3 Jul 2023 · Corporate fleet initiative, transition of the automotive sector

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1926 supplementing Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the provision of EU-wide multimodal travel information services

26 Jun 2023

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 as regards strengthening the CO₂ emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and integrating reporting obligations, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/956

17 May 2023

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner) and 2 other attendees

17 May 2023 · transport policies

Meeting with Karima Delli (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Samaritan International

4 May 2023 · Driving Licence Directive

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Deutsche Bahn AG

3 May 2023 · Verkehrs- und Umweltpolitik

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

27 Apr 2023 · Binnenmarktnotfallinstrument/ Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI) - Staff Level

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Verband für Schiffbau und Meerestechnik e.V.

17 Apr 2023 · Verkehrspolitik

Meeting with Alexandr Vondra (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and 5 other interest representatives

21 Mar 2023 · EURO 7

Meeting with Ismail Ertug (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Feb 2023 · The revision of the EU driving licence directive

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Feb 2023 · Truck driver shortages and other road transport issues

Meeting with David Casa (Member of the European Parliament)

31 Jan 2023 · The revision of the EU driving licence directive, The revision of the driving and rest time rules for professional drivers

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

23 Jan 2023 · Labour shortages in the transport sector, drivers training, European Year of Skills, minimum wages, the posting of workers, Social Dialogue initiative

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

12 Jan 2023 · CO2 standards trucks and buses

Meeting with Jakop G. Dalunde (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Jan 2023 · Transport Policy (Staff level)

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and 4 other interest representatives

20 Dec 2022 · CO2 standards trucks and buses

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Dec 2022 · (Staff level) Road haulage issues and decarbonisation

Response to Commission Communication on the creation of the Common European Mobility Data Space as defined in the European Strategy for Data

30 Nov 2022

Meeting with Ismail Ertug (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Oct 2022 · Better working conditions for truck drivers

Meeting with Alin Mituța (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Business Software Alliance

19 Sept 2022 · Data Act

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

5 Sept 2022 · Social issues and mobility package

Response to Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (…) regarding access to vehicle data, functions and resources, amending Regulation 858/2018 on the approval of motor vehicles

2 Aug 2022

Meeting with Barbara Thaler (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion) and European Association of Mining Industries, Metal Ores & Industrial Minerals

21 Jun 2022 · RED

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

1 Jun 2022 · Fit for 55: The Road Ahead": keynote on decarbonising road transport

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data (Data Act)

13 May 2022

Response to Revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles

14 Mar 2022

Response to Evaluation and possible revision of Directive 96/53/CE, of 25 July 1996, laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic

18 Feb 2022

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on measures against transport operators that facilitate or engage in trafficking in persons or smuggling of migrants in relation to illegal entry into the territory of the European Union

28 Jan 2022

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the establishment of standards detailing the level of service and security of safe and secure parking areas and to the procedures for their certification

24 Jan 2022

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council to review the existing passenger rights regulatory framework

13 Jan 2022

Response to Common EU framework for greenhouse gas emissions accounting in transport and logistics (possibly leading to a legislative proposal)

17 Dec 2021

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

18 Nov 2021 · Recent developments in trucking

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EU) 2016/403 as regards new serious infringements of the Union rules which may lead to the loss of good repute by the road transport operator

2 Nov 2021

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... on a common formula for calculating the risk rating of transport undertakings

18 Oct 2021

Response to Commission Communication on a contingency plan for transport

28 Sept 2021

Response to Revision of Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences

17 May 2021

Meeting with Helena Hinto (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson), Laure Chapuis (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson) and 5 other attendees

30 Apr 2021 · To discuss priorities in climate policy and carbon emission reduction in the mobility sector.

Meeting with Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean) and 13 other interest representatives

23 Mar 2021 · Renewable fuels to climate neutrality and economic growth

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)

15 Mar 2021 · Call to discuss the latest developments related to road transport such as the green lanes and testing for drivers.

Response to Regulation on driving and rest time rules for drivers involved in the carriage of passengers by bus and coach (amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85)

18 Feb 2021

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

8 Jan 2021 · Digital Markets Act. B2B data sharing

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on digitalisation of the visa procedures by amending Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 and other regulations and by repealing Regulation (EC) No 1683/95

28 Dec 2020

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

20 Oct 2020 · IRU EU Conference: speech on digital transport

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport) and European Transport Workers' Federation

19 Oct 2020 · Key issues for road transport sector

Meeting with Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

28 Sept 2020 · Meeting to present the latest developments.

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)

28 Sept 2020 · Road Transport in the European Green Deal

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

11 Sept 2020 · Road transport in the European Green Deal

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the EU Strategy for a Sustainable and Smart Mobility

10 Aug 2020

Response to Communication on a EU hydrogen strategy

8 Jun 2020

Response to Proposal for a revision of Directive 2003/96/EC restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity

31 Mar 2020

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

25 Mar 2020 · Discussion on freight transport and COVID-19 crisis

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

17 Mar 2020 · Road transport

Meeting with Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

13 Mar 2020 · on EC representation and message for Conference on Fair Data on 10 June.

Response to Climate Law (Legislative proposal)

5 Feb 2020

Meeting with Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

29 Jan 2020 · Transports

Response to Evaluation of rights of passengers in bus and coach transport in the European Union (Regulation (EU) N° 181/2011)

5 Sept 2019

Response to Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION for a European Partnership (Joint Undertaking) for Safe and Automated Road Transport

27 Aug 2019

Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

12 Jun 2019 · environment and urban mobility

Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

12 Jun 2019 · UVARs

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and 2 other attendees

7 May 2019 · handing over a joint IRU-ETF statement on safe and secure parking areas

Response to Evaluation of the White Paper ‘Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system COM(2011) 144 final’

6 Mar 2019

Response to Evaluation of Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure

5 Mar 2019

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... laying down detailed provisions ensuring uniform conditions for the implementation of interoperability and compatibility of on-board weighing equipment pursuant to Council Directive 96/53/EC

16 Jan 2019

Meeting with Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc) and European Transport Workers' Federation

5 Dec 2018 · IRU-ETF's conference on enforcement

Meeting with Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

29 Aug 2018 · Road transport issues

Meeting with Kilian Gross (Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger)

20 Apr 2018 · CO2 standards

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles

15 Dec 2017

Meeting with Stephen Quest (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union)

18 Oct 2017 · Discussion on transit and other issues

Response to Recognition of electronic transport documents for freight carriage by public authorities and/or commercial partners

15 Jun 2017

Meeting with Christian Linder (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

19 May 2017 · Presentation of the organisation; mobility package

Meeting with Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

19 May 2017 · Mobility package

Meeting with Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

27 Apr 2017 · Meeting with Matthias Maedge, new Head of the IRU Brussels office

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

17 May 2016 · EU Road initiatives, innovation, passenger transport issues

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

2 Mar 2016 · internal market for road transport, passenger transport

Meeting with Stephen Quest (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union)

16 Feb 2016 · Introductory discussion

Meeting with Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen) and European Transport Workers' Federation

16 Sept 2015 · Fair competition in the European taxi sector

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

17 Jul 2015 · Meeting IRU representatives

Meeting with Jon Nyman (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

9 Jul 2015 · Activities of the IRU and implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement.

Meeting with Maria Elena Scoppio (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici)

8 Jul 2015 · Discuss how to work with DG TAXUD in the field of customs

Meeting with Desiree Oen (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

19 May 2015 · Transport

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)

4 Mar 2015 · Speech: IRU Spring Cocktail

Meeting with Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

3 Dec 2014 · EU road transport policy

Meeting with Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

3 Dec 2014 · EU road policy