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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9857

10 March 2009
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Agreement concluded at international level complicates negotiations over road package

Brussels, 09/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - The compromise reached in trialogue (European Commission, the European Parliament, Council) over the road package (see EUROPE 9431) appears close at hand, but an agreement negotiated at international level on the "12 days rule", which would allow coach drivers to bring their weekly rest time to a maximum of 12 days (compared to six at the moment) as long as this extension is limited to a single trip, risks drawing out negotiations on other provisions of...

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