Ten days on from the devastating earthquake that hit Northern Syria and Eastern Türkiye, the road transport sector remains at the heart of recovery efforts. IRU members and the wider road transport community in Syria and Türkiye are continuing to support relief and recovery operations. In our last news on the tragedy, we posted important information and links which remain valid. Here is an update.

IRU Secretary General has discussed the key role of coach transport in global mobility, and how governments can unleash its potential, on the occasion of Flix’s 10-year anniversary. Leading mobility provider and IRU member Flix hosted a panel discussion with high-level institutional and industry experts to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. The panel focused on the future of mobility and lessons learnt from the successes and challenges of the past.

IRU has welcomed many aspects of the European Commission’s proposed rules on CO₂ standards for heavy-duty vehicles, however, open concerns remain. IRU calls for more pragmatism from lawmakers in the upcoming legislative process. The EU Commission has today proposed amendments to CO₂ standards for heavy-duty vehicles which propose a 100% target for the sale of zero-emission buses from 2030 and a 90% target for other heavy-duty vehicles (trucks and coaches) in a phased approach to 2040.

IRU recently met with Turkmen officials to discuss new measures that would further strengthen the security of goods transport. The road transport industry has warmly welcomed the reopening of Turkmenistan’s borders to international transport and transit. Turkmenistan, which sits in the middle of north-south and east-west connectivity, is looking to introduce additional measures to bolster the security and transparency of transit operations.