Brussels, 31/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 31 January, the Council of Ministers of the EU adopted (Ireland abstained and Germany voted against) the regulation on bus and coach passenger rights, which is applicable to all regular services of this kind when the distance travelled is more than 250 km. Adoption of the regulation came about after a compromise was reached at the beginning of December between the Council and the European Parliament (EUROPE 10268 and 10264).
The regulation...