The National Union of Road Hauliers from Romania – UNTRR- made numerous interventions to Romanian, German and European authorities, and to the relevant national and international institutions:

– requesting clarification on the enforcement of the minimum wage law in Germany to foreign carriers (Romanians);

– calling for urgent action to avoid penalizing abusively the Romanian road transport operators by the German authorities as of 1^st January 2015, due to non-apllication of the German minimum wage law;

– indicating the seriousness of the recent measures taken by Germany, which affect the freedom of services in the European market and warning that the enforcement of such measures pushes Europe on a path of neoprotectionism which ultimately will affect its overall competitiveness over other global competitors. Continue reading UNTRR’s actions against the application of the minimum wage in Germany →

Ref: protectionist legislation enforced by French Government since last year might inflame the vandalism acts within the European road transport

Dear Mrs. Suard,

On behalf of The National Union of Road Hauliers from Romania (UNTRR) as employers’ and professional organization representing the interests of Romanian operators performing road transport of passengers and goods, may we thank you for the meeting held with our delegation this week on 18 March 2018, when we organized a protest against the application of the protectionist measures undertaken by French Government to Romanian hauliers. Continue reading Intervention no. 1036/20.03.2015, for the kind attention of Mrs. Catherine Suard, First Counselor ref. protectionist legislation enforced by French Government since last year might inflame the vandalism acts within the European road transport →

Ref: protest against the application of French protectionist legislation to Romanian transport companies

Your Excellency, Mr. President,

On behalf of the National Union of Road Hauliers from Romania (UNTRR) – employers’ professional organization which promotes nationally and internationally the interests of Romanian transport companies performing road transport of passengers and goods,

We would like to express our serious concerns related to the protectionist measures introduced recently by the French legislation, affecting directly our members:

Continue reading Intervention no. 983/17.03.2015 addressed to Mr. Francois Hollande – President of the French Republic →

Ref: protest against the application of French protectionist legislation to Romanian transport companies

Dear Mr. Minister,

On behalf of the National Union of Road Hauliers from Romania (UNTRR) – employers’ professional organization which promotes nationally and internationally the interests of Romanian transport companies performing road transport of passengers and goods,

We would like to express our serious concerns related to the protectionist measures introduced recently by the French legislation, affecting directly our members:

Continue reading Intervention no. 986/17.03.2015 addressed to Mr. Emmanuel Macron – French Minister of the Economy, Industry and the Digital Sector →

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 →