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The European Court of Justice rules that financial support which only represents compensation for public service obligations imposed by authorities does not have the status of State aid
Updated : septembre 16, 2003
The European Court of Justice released on 24th July its long awaited judgement in the Magdeburg-Altmark case, which refers to the legal nature of financial compensations granted by public authorities to companies in...
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European Directive on biofuels adopted
Updated : septembre 15, 2003
The European Council of Ministers of Transport approved on 8th April the biofuels directive already adopted by the European Parliament. Member States must transpose this directive into national laws before 31st...
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Fuel duty rebate for biodiesel used by public transport in the United Kingdom
Updated : septembre 9, 2003
The British government announced at the end of 2002 that local bus operators in the UK will be eligible for a 100% rebate on biodiesel, which is made from recycled waste vegetable oils or virgin rapeseed oils....
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Contributions of EMTA authorities to the European research programme on integration of public transport systems
Updated : septembre 8, 2003
EMTA is actively involved in the European research programme on integration of public transport systems of the European Commission. Some member authorities (Barcelona, Brussles, Genoa, Paris) have contributed case...
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Survey on funding of public transport systems through land value capture
Updated : septembre 7, 2003
Following the workshop organised last October on the issue of transport and land use policies, a working group bringing together five EMTA transport authorities (Barcelona, Dublin, London, Madrid and the West...
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European Directive on biofuels adopted
Updated : septembre 2, 2003
The European Council of Ministers of Transport approved on 8th April the biofuels directive already adopted by the European Parliament. Member States must transpose this directive into national laws before 31st...
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New statistics on travel habits of British people
Updated : juin 28, 2003
Figures released by the Department for Transport of the British government show that British residents travelled an average 10,900 km per year in the period 1999/2001, that is to say an increase by 5% in comparison to...
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Road traffic accidents are the first cause of injury-related deaths in the world
Updated : juin 27, 2003
Two publications of the World Health Organisation highlight that road traffic accidents are the first cause of injury-related deaths in the world, ahead of suicides, violence, drownings, wars and burns. 1,26 million...
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The transport sector will be the biggest energy user in 2020
Updated : juin 23, 2003
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a survey showing that the transportation sector will overtake industry as the largest energy user in the world by 2020. Energy used for transportation is predicted...
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The European Ministers of Transport agree on the second rail package
Updated : juin 19, 2003
The European Ministers of Transport agreed on 28th March on the second railway package prepared by the European Commission. This new package will lead, if it is adopted by the European Parliament in second reading,...
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