European Express Association

The European Express Association (EEA) is pleased to provide its feedback to the call for evidence regarding the "Simplification digital package and omnibus" in its attached position paper. The EEA is available to address any questions or requests for clarification via our Secretariat's functional email: [email removed].

The European Express Association (EEA), representing the interests of the express industry in Europe, welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the call for evidence on Clean Corporate Fleets. Members of the EEA, DHL Express, FedEx, and UPS use all transportation modes to fulfil end-to-end time-definite logistic solutions.

The European Express Association (EEA) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the proposal for a regulation establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM); we greatly appreciate the consideration given to economic operators and EU citizens as part of this exercise.

The European Express Association (EEA) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Commission’s inception impact assessment on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (“CBAM”). The EEA agrees with the Commission that it is important to assess the impact of different options and supports the Commission’s climate change objectives.

The European Express Association (EEA) is pleased to provide its feedback to the consultation regarding the downstream extension, anti-circumvention and rules on electricity emissions in its attached position paper. The EEA is available to address any questions or requests for clarification via our Secretariat's functional email: [email removed].

The European Express Association (EEA) is pleased to provide its feedback to the consultation regarding the "EU rules to minimise deforestation & forest degradation amendment of Annex I to the Deforestation Regulation" in its attached document, which includes both the reply on the public consultation and its position paper on the EUDR.

The European Express Association welcomes the opportunity to submit feedback on the revision of Directive 96/53/EC and welcomes the proposed initiative. The revision of the file will ultimately result in a greener, low-carbon transport system in Europe and as set out by the objectives in the Green Deal, should aim at improving the efficiency of logistics and road freight operations across Europe.

EEA would like to express our appreciation for the proposals presented by the European Commission on 17 May 2023, which outline significant reforms to the Union Customs Code and related legislation. These reforms aim to address the shortcomings of the current legislation and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of customs procedures within the European Union (EU).

With close link to the evaluation of the UCC and pathing the way for the upcoming changes in the EU Customs Union (CU), the European Express Association (EEA) notes with interest the publication of the report of The Wise Persons Group on Challenges Facing the Customs Union (WPG), which has the objective to feed into a wide, inter-institutional debate on the future of the EU CU.

The European Express Association (EEA), representing the interests of the express industry in Europe, welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the call for evidence on the European Grid Package. Members of the EEA, DHL Express, FedEx, and UPS use all transportation modes to fulfil end-to-end time-definite logistic solutions.

In a rapidly changing world, the coming decade will be crucial to maintaining Europes leadership in civil aviation. By the mid-2030s, the EEA envisions a Single Market for Aviation that delivers strategic air connectivity for cargo and passengers, businesses and consumers; a well-functioning market for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in which there is robust competition among suppliers and costs have come down…

The European Express Association (EEA) is pleased to provide its feedback to the consultation regarding the "Digital product passport rules for service providers" in its attached letter. The EEA is available to address any questions or requests for clarification via our Secretariats functional email: [email removed].

The EEA welcomes the European Commission's initiative to reduce red tape across industries. This exercise provides an opportunity to address the redundancies and complexities related to the Regulation (EU) 2018/644 on cross-border parcel delivery services (the Regulation), which the EEA has brought to the Commissions attention before.

EEA members are committed to reducing their carbon footprint. The monitoring and calculation of GHG emissions can hereby be instrumental to improve companies’ environmental performance. EEA member companies are already measuring their carbon footprint in the context of non-financial reporting to identify hotspots in own operations and as part of commercial contracts with customers.

The European Express Association (EEA) - which represents express delivery companies and national express associations across the EU – welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Commission roadmap about the Combined Transport Directive (CT Directive), as follows: Need more support for intermodal transport The EEA would welcome more support for intermodal transport operations but not in terms of forced modal…

Long recognized as an essential service, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, express transport contributes to the competitiveness of the European industry by connecting European businesses and citizens to more than 90% of the world economy within 24 to 72 hours.

The European Express Association (EEA) welcomes the European Commissions initiative to modernize the EU postal regulatory framework. We support the Commissions objective to ensure a sustainable, innovative, and competitive delivery sector that continues to serve consumers and businesses across the EU effectively.