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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9111

18 January 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/transport
EP likely to oppose Commission's second attempt to open up port services in the European Union to competition - MEPs condemn demonstrators' violence

Brussels, 17/01/2006 (Agence Europe) - In the light of Tuesday's debate, the European Parliament will very probably reject the draft Directive on liberalising port services in the European Union. All the groups without exception opposed the text that is on the table, not only on its content but also for the fact that the Commission presented what in their eyes was an identical proposal to the one they rejected two years ago (see EUROPE 9110). While the majority of MEPs are in favour of...

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