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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9110

17 January 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Action programme for promoting EU river transport

Brussels, 16/01/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the European Commission is to adopt in Strasbourg, without debate, a communication on the promotion of inland navigation transport within the European Union. The aim is to fully exploit the commercial potential of river navigation which has many advantages. The Commission, however, says there are many obstacles to this form of transport. The action programme in question is called Naiades, based on close collaboration between the Commission,...

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