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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8479

11 June 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 48
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Opinions continue to differ over tunnel safety

Luxembourg, 10/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - Last Thursday, the Transport Council took stock of work in progress on the directive on security in tunnels proposed in January 2003 by the Commission. The legislation proposed fixes the minimum safety requirements for tunnels of over 500 metres long located on the trans-European road networks (emergency exits, ventilation, signalling, organisation of rescue teams, etc.). Above all, there is divergence over the criteria for selecting the tunnels...

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