| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: Press and Communication Service |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | IP/00/1037 (21.9.00) |
| Publication Date | 21/09/2000 |
| Content Type | News |
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On 22.9.00, members of the European Commission will join Environment Commissioner Margot Wallström in taking to their bicycles to celebrate the first genuinely pan-European Car Free Day. They will cycle to Brussels' Cinquantenaire Park to celebrate this event. Environment Commissioner Margot Wallström will also take part in an 'outside broadcast' internet chat . Some 800 cities around, and also outside, Europe, are participating in the event. Mrs Wallström explained: ' Recent events have highlighted our over-reliance on road transport as well our unsustainable dependence on one source of non-renewable energy. Although European Car Free Day has been planned for some time now, the current discussions on fuel prices make Car Free Day 2000 particularly timely'. |
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| Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/00/1037&format=HTML&rapid=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
| Subject Categories | Mobility and Transport |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
