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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9952

31 July 2009
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
CER calls for work on Eurovignette to be speeded up

Brussels, 30/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - According to the results of a new study published on Wednesday 29 July by CER (Community of European Railways and infrastructure companies), the taxation of heavy vehicles depending on the external costs entailed by these vehicles would significantly contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (CO2) in the transport sector. According to the CER document, a modal shift from road to rail could exceed 10% of the whole network and contribute about 7% to...

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