Brussels, 23/11/2000 (Agence Europe) - Wednesday evening, the European Parliament and Council reached agreement in the framework of the conciliation procedure, that will allow for the opening up to competition of rail freight transport in 2003 on the Trans-European Rail Network, or 90% of international freight traffic by rail, and, in 2008 the freight network as a whole. The Commission, moreover, undertook to present further measures next year for the opening up to competition of passenger...