CLECAT - European association for forwarding, transport, logistic and Customs services
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2025 | Maria Luisa Cabral Director | CLECAT representatives presented their position paper on subcontracting. | — |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Maria Luisa Cabral Director | CLECAT representatives presented their position paper on subcontracting. | SRC |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Maroš Šefčovič Commissioner | Implementation dialogue on customs legislation - Rules of origin | — |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Maroš Šefčovič Commissioner | Implementation dialogue on customs legislation - Rules of origin | SRC |
| 01 Jul 2025 | Anna Panagopoulou Cabinet member | Strategic Dialogue on the EU Port Strategy | SRC |
| 01 Jul 2025 | Anna Panagopoulou Cabinet member | Strategic Dialogue on the EU Port Strategy | — |
| 05 Jun 2025 | Matthias Petschke Director | Exchange of views on possible improvements to the functioning of the Trade Contact Group | — |
| 05 Jun 2025 | Michele Perolat Head of Unit | Exchange of views on possible improvements to the functioning of the Trade Contact Group | SRC |
| 05 Jun 2025 | Matthias Petschke Director | Exchange of views on possible improvements to the functioning of the Trade Contact Group | SRC |
| 05 Jun 2025 | Michele Perolat Head of Unit | Exchange of views on possible improvements to the functioning of the Trade Contact Group | — |
| 06 May 2025 | Hans Stausboll Acting Director | Shaping a new Team Europe approach towards Asia and Sub- Saharan Africa in order to develop rail projects in both regions while ensuring the competitiveness of the EU’s railways industry. | — |
| 06 May 2025 | Sarah Rinaldi Head of Unit | Shaping a new Team Europe approach towards Asia and Sub- Saharan Africa in order to develop rail projects in both regions while ensuring the competitiveness of the EU’s railways industry. | — |
| 06 May 2025 | Henrik Hololei Hors Classe Adviser | Shaping a new Team Europe approach towards Asia and Sub- Saharan Africa in order to develop rail projects in both regions while ensuring the competitiveness of the EU’s railways industry. | — |
| 06 May 2025 | Sarah Rinaldi Head of Unit | Shaping a new Team Europe approach towards Asia and Sub- Saharan Africa in order to develop rail projects in both regions while ensuring the competitiveness of the EU’s railways industry. | SRC |
| 06 May 2025 | Sergio Oliete Josa Head of Unit | Shaping a new Team Europe approach towards Asia and Sub- Saharan Africa in order to develop rail projects in both regions while ensuring the competitiveness of the EU’s railways industry. | SRC |
| 06 May 2025 | Henrik Hololei Hors Classe Adviser | Shaping a new Team Europe approach towards Asia and Sub- Saharan Africa in order to develop rail projects in both regions while ensuring the competitiveness of the EU’s railways industry. | SRC |
| 06 May 2025 | Hans Stausboll Acting Director | Shaping a new Team Europe approach towards Asia and Sub- Saharan Africa in order to develop rail projects in both regions while ensuring the competitiveness of the EU’s railways industry. | SRC |
| 06 May 2025 | Sergio Oliete Josa Head of Unit | Shaping a new Team Europe approach towards Asia and Sub- Saharan Africa in order to develop rail projects in both regions while ensuring the competitiveness of the EU’s railways industry. | — |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Eddy Liegeois Head of Unit | To discuss several topics important for air cargo operations - the airport fitness check, review of Regulation 1008/2008, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), noise, sustainability of aviation. | — |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Eddy Liegeois Head of Unit | To discuss several topics important for air cargo operations - the airport fitness check, review of Regulation 1008/2008, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), noise, sustainability of aviation. | SRC |
| 02 Jun 2020 | Elzbieta Lukaniuk Cabinet member | Meeting to discuss transport and logistics. | SRC |
| 02 Jun 2020 | Elzbieta Lukaniuk Cabinet member | Meeting to discuss transport and logistics. | — |
| 04 May 2020 | Elzbieta Lukaniuk Cabinet member | 1st Mobility Package and the Commission’s ongoing impact assessments, info sharing on national road transport developments with respect to COVID-19. | SRC |
| 04 May 2020 | Elzbieta Lukaniuk Cabinet member | 1st Mobility Package and the Commission’s ongoing impact assessments, info sharing on national road transport developments with respect to COVID-19. | — |
| 18 Mar 2020 | Roxana Lesovici Cabinet member | Consortia BER review and the early indication of the Commission to extend the BER with another 4 years, issues relating to the green deal (maritime/aviation related) and present the general policy objectives of our association, representing freight forwarders and logistics service providers, with regards to digitalisation | — |
Mission & Goals
CLECAT was established in 1958 in Antwerp, it is now located in Brussels and it represents the interests of 28 members (consisting of national organisations of EU freight related service providers, as well as various observer and associate members). Multinational, medium and small freight forwarders and Customs agents are all part of CLECAT's structures, thus making it the most representative structure of its kind. A freight forwarder is the real master of the supply and value chain. He crafts logistic solutions that satisfy both production and consumption, both supply and demand and makes sure their expectations are satisfied, ensures that goods move from the point of origin to reach their final destination at the right place, at the right time and in good shape. For this purpose, freight forwarders utilise the entire and complex logistic infrastructure with a totally unprejudiced and cost-efficient approach. Freight forwarders do not privilege any means of transport or tra (...)
EU Legislative Interests
UCC/Customs policy Mobility Package Digitalisation Air cargo Transport security Maritime policy Rail Freight Road transport policy Sustainable logistics Multimodal/combined transport R&D
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
ALICE European Logistics Platform
Organisation Members
http://www.clecat.org/members.html