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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7891

29 January 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 55
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
White Paper expected for early-March should improve balance between modes of transport, says de Palacio

Brussels, 29/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Commissioner responsible for transport, Loyola de Palacio, has provided details on the "White Paper" on European transport policy that should be adopted early-March. "According to our forecasts, demand for passenger transport is set to increase by 20% by 2010 and demand for freight by 40%. Most of the transport of goods should go by road, whereas passenger transport will move towards aviation, with a growth rate of 5 to 7% a year", Ms. de...

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