Member states and the European Parliament yesterday agreed on the complete liberalisation of the European market for rail freight by 1 January 2007.
The opening up of the rail freight sector forms part of a legislation package presented by the European Commission in January 2002, aimed at revitalising the European railway sector.
Negotiations between member states and the European Parliament, which had to agree with the Commission proposals, concluded yesterday.
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