The Pressing Demand for a Common Logistics Policy and Reconsideration of the Common Transport Policy of the EU
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Logistics matters to the EU, a global actor facing numerous supply chain (SC) challenges. Nevertheless, a unified EU-level policy exclusively addressing logistics challenges has yet to be established. The absence of a Common Logistics Policy (CLP) should not be misconstrued as a lack of interest in logistics within the EU, a hub for many advanced SC operations and hosts numerous multinational companies having complex logistics support systems. Indeed, the EU is actively introducing various policies and initiatives related to logistics such as implementing some logistics projects as well. However, these policies are small in scale and fragmented, carried out within the framework of other EU common policies. Despite the EU has a common transportation policy, a key aspect of logistics, there is a growing need for a holistic approach that incorporates other logistics components beyond transportation. Because one of the crucial tools for addressing or mitigating many of Europe's chronic issues is achieving efficiency in SCs. Aligned with these dynamics, this study, aiming to lay the foundation for future research on this previously unexplored topic, presents a proposal for establishing a CLP through the expansion of the Common Transport Policy while exploring its adoption in line with the EU acquis.
Author: Mehmet Hakan Keskin
Institution: Istanbul Kent University
Language: Turkish
Subfield: Transportation
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7130868203
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