The European Parliament has advanced the CountEmissionsEU proposal, setting the stage for trilogue negotiations, recognising road transport needs, especially for SMEs. IRU welcomes the joint vote by the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) to initiate trilogue negotiations on the CountEmissionsEU proposal. This decision marks a pivotal step towards establishing a common framework for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across passenger and goods transport in the EU. (....)