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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8365

19 December 2002
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Thursday, permanent representatives to try to reach unanimous agreement on Eco-points, Commission would like issue not to be decided on through qualified majority against Italy

Brussels, 18/12/2002 (Agence Europe) - The permanent representatives of the Fifteen will once more on Thursday try to reach a unanimous agreement on the prolongation until 2006 of the "eco-point" system for transit through Austria. Tuesday, the Presidency considered that a qualified majority agreement was possible, with the backing of Austria but against Italy, that opposed the figure put forward by the Presidency to reduce the number of eco-points in relation to the introduction of less...

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