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MEPs give green light to reform of road haulage charging

Trucks (STRASBOURG) – The EU Parliament gave its final approval Thursday to new rules on road charges for trucks, which will move from time-based to distance-based charging, making polluter-pays principles…

EU road charging reform to reduce CO2 emissions

Trucks (BRUSSELS) – European Union ministers gave the green light Tuesday to stronger and wider road charging rules (the Eurovignette directive) to incentivise cleaner and more efficient transport operations.The revised…

EU agrees provisional deal on use of hired lorries

Photo Staffan Vilcans (BRUSSELS) – Negotiators from the EU Council and European Parliament reached a provisional agreement Tuesday on revised rules to ease current restrictions on the use of hired…