Brussels, 22/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - Next Tuesday, the Transport Council will give the "state of play" regarding the highly controversial issue of opening up public transport to competition. In July 2000, the Commission presented two proposals preparing "regulated liberalisation" of the public passenger transport services: 1) a regulation specifying public service obligations and making it compulsory for Member States to make bids and conclude concession contracts limited to five years; 2)...