Brussels, 17/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament Transport and Tourism Committee's vote on the report by Dutch EPP-ED MEP Corien Wortmann-Kool in Strasbourg on 14 November was the scene of strong words and disagreement over absorbing external costs and increased road tolls for polluted regions, but the scope of the directive was broadly approved.
The main surprise at the meeting was the oral amendment tabled by Belgian Socialist Said El Khadraoui to beef up the rapporteur's...