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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7970

23 May 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/road transport
EP survey turns to social dumping of truck drivers from Eastern countries

Brussels, 22/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - "The use of cheap labour (from third European countries) to drive vehicles registered in the EU has cut prices, up to 30% in Germany, creating distortions to competition", notes a survey by the European Parliament's Directorate-General for Research on "Social Dumping in the road Haulage Business by operators from third countries". This analysis was undertaken in the context of the debate on the regulation that will force all European truck drivers to...

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