10/11/2022 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 10 November, MEPs meeting in plenary adopted the two agreements on road transport between the EU and Ukraine (586 votes in favour, 1 against, 7 abstentions) and the EU and Moldova (596 votes in favour, 2 against, 7 abstentions) (see EUROPE 13051/33). These agreements have already been provisionally in force since 29 June. They are part of the response to the impact on the transport sector of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and should, for example, help to facilitate road freight transport by allowing Ukrainian and Moldovan hauliers to travel and operate without having to obtain specific permits. “Not only does this contribute to reducing the global food crisis, but it is also a step towards deepening relations in the transport sector between the EU and these countries”, commented Marian-Jean Marinescu (EPP, Romanian), rapporteur on the matter. (TM)