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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9597
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport

Belgium opens debate on introduction of “mega lorries”

Brussels, 07/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - While the European Commission continues to assess the impact of the introduction of “mega lorries” in Europe (see EUROPE 9521), the Dutch-speaking Belgian press revealed on Thursday 7 February, that the Belgian Federal Mobility Minister Yves Leterme intends to allow them in Flanders on a trial basis. Leterme, reported in the dailies of the Sud Presse group, says that an initial pilot of these heavy goods vehicles measuring more than 25 metres and...

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