European Council Calls for Crisis Contingency Plan for Freight Transporters

The European Council called on the European Commission to “swiftly” draft a “major crisis contingency plan” for Europe’s freight transportation sector to better respond to crises. The plan should ensure the European Union can maintain cross-border freight transport operations and ensure the free movement as well as the health and safety of transport workers, the council said Oct. 23. It should also include a set of “best-practice” guidelines and a “coherent regulatory framework” to create exemptions for freight transporters when “other major crisis situations arise.”