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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9569
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport

Commission wants to encourage public authorities to buy clean and energy efficient vehicles

Brussels, 19/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 19 December, the European Commission adopted a proposal to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 and other pollutant emissions from road vehicles (cars, heavy goods vehicles, buses, coaches, etc.). It replaces a previous proposal brought forward by the Commission in 2005 which was withdrawn in 2006, following its rejection by the European Parliament.

The proposed directive, which was announced in the White Paper on public transport (see EUROPE...

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