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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8983

5 July 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 43
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
High costs cannot justify postponed adoption of directive on driving licence, Eurocop says

Brussels, 04/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - With the decision to delay the search for a political agreement on the European model of a driving licence due to minority blocking by Germany, France, Austria, Poland and Denmark (EUROPE 8978), the Council neglected the consequences that this would have on citizens in terms of road safety, said Heinz Pfeifer, President of EuroCOP (European Confederation of Police), an association that represents the interests of over 600,000 police in 19 Member States....

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