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The common EU driving license will make roads safer, MEPs say (Photo: EUobserver)

One driving licence agreed for all the EU

by Helena Spongenberg, STRASBOURG,

The European Parliament has cleared the way for a new law harmonising EU driving licenses across the European Union, but the new license will not be obligatory until 2033.

European lawmakers meeting in Strasbourg voted overwhelmingly in favour of a common EU driving license on Thursday (14 December) that will replace the bloc's current 110 driving licenses held by almost 200 million people - which range in shape, size, the length of time they are granted for and the ease with which they...

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The common EU driving license will make roads safer, MEPs say (Photo: EUobserver)

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