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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9182

29 April 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 48
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/road safety
Adoption of own initiative report on eCall system, which MEPs believe should also be used by heavy duty vehicles

Brussels, 28/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday Parliament adopted the own initiative report of British Labour Party member Gary Titley on the introduction of eCall, the in-car emergency call system. MEPs support the new system, which they say could help save around 2500 lives every year but they deplore, like the European Commission, the tardiness of some Member States to promote it. The eCall system is the first measure included in the “intelligent car” cutting edge programme, which...

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