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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7990

22 June 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 37 / 48
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Clearance for Austrian aid to inland navigation

Brussels, 21/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided not to raise any objection to the Austrian government's pilot project for promoting the transfer of around 3% of road transport to inland waterway navigation by the year 2005. The pilot programme, which has an annual budget of one million euros, gives an environmental premium to new inland navigation services on the Danube, ranging from 12 to 27 euros per container transported. The Commission felt that this aid is...

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