Brussels, 24/07/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is due on Wednesday to consider a proposal devised by the Transport Commissioner, Loyola de Palacio, in a drive to specify competition rules for the award of public purchasing contracts for public passenger transport services by rail, road and inland waterways. Outlining a third way between full deregulation and tightly closed markets, the new Regulation sets forth a framework for "controlled competition" by requiring public...