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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8663

11 March 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
No agreement on pricing of road infrastructure - Member States not happy with latest American proposals on aviation agreement

Brussels, 10/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - Despite its best efforts, the Presidency has failed to reach agreement on the proposed directive on the taxation of heavy-goods vehicles using the road infrastructure of the trans-European network, at Tuesday's Transport Council. The distribution of toll revenue was the main sticking point in the negotiations, explained the Irish Transport Minister, Seamus Brennan, and Transport Commissioner Loyola de Palacio at the final press conference, where they...

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