EU Policy
A category covering news about how European Union (EU) policy relates to ports. This includes the relationship between EU and national government policy, the role of EU institutions. Subjects include EU regulation, the environment, cold ironing, investment, aid and Ten-T transport.
EU adopts complete import ban on all Russian seaborne crude oil and petroleum products
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 5, 2022 – The European Commission has adopted the sixth package of restrictive measures against Russia. It includes...
Rodríguez Piñero: “We have achieved consensus in the European Parliament so that the neutrality of maritime transport meets its objective and avoids the loss of traffic and employment”
València, 3 June 2022 – “We have achieved majority consensus in the European Parliament to design a model of emission neutrality in maritime...
EU transport and tourism officials visit to the Port of Constanta
Commission for Transport and Tourism of the European Parliament, official visit to the Port of Constanta – May 24, 2022 A delegation from the European...
Ukraine will start staged construction of European track to connect Ukrainian railways with EU
Ukraine shortly plans to accede to the Convention on the Common Transit Procedure, or the so-called “customs visa-free”. Prime Minister Denys...
NAPA ports meet to discuss development
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) May 25, 2022 – The North Adriatic Port Association (NAPA) has met with European Coordinator of the Baltic-Adriatic...
EU Commission to set up Solidarity Lanes to help Ukraine agriculture exports
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 13, 2022 – The European Commission has announced plans to set up Solidarity Lanes to help Ukraine export its...
Provision of OPS in ports: FEPORT calls on the TRAN Committee to clearly define the role of each port stakeholder
Brussels, May 11th, 2022 Air pollution from ships calling ports constitutes a significant concern for coastal areas and port cities. Connecting ships to...
Europe Day statement by President Charles Michel in Odesa, Ukraine
Today Europe Day is celebrated in Brussels, in Strasbourg and across the European Union. It marks the anniversary of the historic Schuman Declaration, in 1950,...
Portugal as a country that can play a “decisive role” in European energy security
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 4, 2022 – The President of Portugal this Monday presented Portugal as a country that can play a “decisive...
Green Deal: EU announces €1 billion worth of commitments to protect the ocean
Today, at the Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in Palau, the EU has renewed its pledges towards international Ocean governance. Presenting a list of 44...
EU: 77% of inland freight transported by road in 2020
In 2020, road transport accounted for more than three-quarters (77%) of the EU’s inland freight transport, the highest figure recorded in the past decade....
ESPO welcomes support in European Parliament for Onshore Power Supply in ports
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) April 22, 2022 – The European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) has discussed the draft report from...
ESPO: A harmonised implementation of the ban on Russian vessels from EU ports should be ensured preventing “port shopping” by Russian ships
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) April 13, 2022 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) supports the European Union’s 5th sanction package against...
Maritime market: Commission doesn’t consider behaviour of alliances anti-competitive; ESC wants the EC to do its job
24th March 2022 – In its response to Member of the European Parliament Vera Tax regarding the situation in the maritime sector – competition, the...
What the fifth EU round of sanctions against Russia means for European ports
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) April 7, 2022 – Two days ago, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced the European...
New sanctions: Russian vessels and trucks to be prevented from accessing the EU
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) April 5 – Russian vessels and trucks would be prevented from accessing the EU, according to the European Commission (EC)...
BlueInvest: Commission and EIF agree to mobilise €500 million with new equity fund for blue economy
NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT – 28 March 2022 – EU Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries BlueInvest: Commission and EIF agree to mobilise...
Prime Minister Costa says that LNG will give the Port of Sines an “increasingly strategic role”
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) March 28, 2022 – Prime Minister António Costa said last week that the agreement for the United States to supply the...
Port of Huelva calls for rail corridor development
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) March 16, 2022 – The Port of Huelva has called for government support for railway infrastructures necessary for the EU...
EU helps develop Port of Baku into green and smart complex
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) March 15, 2022 – The “Support to Capacity Building of Baku Port” project implemented by the European Union with the...