RAIL TRANSPORT: UNICE CALLS FOR DEREGULATION.

From: Transport Europe | Date: October 19, 2000 | Copyright information

UNICE is "convinced that the liberalisation of rail transport can break the vicious circle of high costs, low quality, falling market share, continuing financial losses, postponement of necessary investments and the threat of job losses". This is result of the hard look the organisation has taken at the market situation. It also expresses concern that the national and international road transport sectors are encountering more and more obstacles owing to congestion and restrictions affecting goods transport systems. This is caused by the absence of supply of competitive, effective ...

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