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Go-ahead for Dutch aid to develop European Train Control System

Brussels 08/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission on 7 June approved Dutch aid to promote railway freight transport by supporting the implementation of the new European Train Control System (ETCS). The system, which is part of the broader European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), will be implemented on a new Betuwe railway line for freight trains which will be opened between Rotterdam and German in January 2007. The Dutch authorities intend to partially cover the costs of...

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(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL: Ministers come out in favour of retention of current regulatory framework for electronic communications, without fundamental change
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(EU) EU/STATE AID: UEAPME satisfied with new threshold for “de minimis” aid
(EU) EU/STATE AID/TRANSPORT: Go-ahead for Dutch aid to develop European Train Control System
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