Author (Corporate) | Council of the European Union: General Secretariat |
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Series Title | Press Release |
Series Details | PRES/11/22 (14.2.11) |
Publication Date | 14/02/2011 |
Content Type | News |
The Council adopted today (14.2.2011) its first-reading position on a draft directive amending the 1999 directive on road use charges for heavy goods vehicles ('Eurovignette'). The text will now be sent to the European Parliament for a second reading. The aim of the new draft framework legislation is to reduce pollution from road freight transport and to make traffic more fluent by levying tolls that factor in the cost of air and |
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Source Link | http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/trans/119274.pdf |
Subject Categories | Mobility and Transport |
Countries / Regions | Europe |