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Interventions to the French authorities regarding French protectionist legislation to Romanian transport companies

Following our letter No. 909/13.03.2015, the National Union of Road Hauliers from Romania (UNTRR) organizes today, 18.03.2015 a protest action against the neo­protectionist measures undertaken recently by your country – huge fines for spending weekly rest in the truck, targeting foreign/Eastern drivers more than French drivers who normally spend their weekly rest home and recently a French minimum wage to be applied to Romanian road transport companies accused of “social dumping”, although this allegation is misused as it is not about an unfair practice but about a consequence of different living and social standards within EU. Continue reading Interventions to the French authorities regarding French protectionist legislation to Romanian transport companies

Poland protesters

ZMPD protests at German and French Embassies in Warsaw

On 4 March 2015, ZMPD Poland has organized a protest concerning MILOG and the French initiative of the minimum wage in France. About 500 representatives of polish transport operators were protesting in front of German and French Embassies. On that occasion, were handed the ambassadors the letters addressed to Ms. Angela Merkel and Mr Francois Holland.

Please find under this link the photos of the protest.

The French government has enforced new national regulations that might inflame the vandalism acts within the European road transport

UNTRR requires the Romanian and European authorities to urgently take measures to determine French and Belgian authorities to immediately withdraw their recent national regulations on the introduction of severe fines and penalties applicable in case drivers spend their weekly rest period in vehicles. UNTRR requires the French government to call for the immediate cancellation of these measures conflicting with the fundamental values of the EU! Otherwise, we recommend France to leave the EU!

UNTRR addresses the Romanian government and the European Commission for emergency measures for the immediate withdrawal of the new anti-European and anti-competitive regulations recently introduced by France and Belgium, regarding the severe fines and penalties applicable in case drivers spend their weekly rest period in vehicles. Continue reading The French government has enforced new national regulations that might inflame the vandalism acts within the European road transport