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The Rue de la Loi in the heart of Brussels' EU district (Photo: EUobserver)

Opposition to EU plan for petrol-car-free cities

by Andrew Willis, Brussels,

European cities should be free from petrol-fueled cars by 2050, the European Commission has said in a transport strategy document.

The much-awaited white paper, published on Monday (28 March), also calls for €1.5 billion in infrastructure investments to create a 'Single European Transport Area' over the next two decades, together with a raft of pro-green measures to ensure the EU cuts its transport emissions by 60 percent by 2050.

The UK government has been quick to sound the al...

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The Rue de la Loi in the heart of Brussels' EU district (Photo: EUobserver)

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