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The Rue de la Loi in the heart of the EU quarter in Brussels. Monday mornings are the worst time to drive (Photo: EUobserver)

Drivers in EU capital spend three days a year stuck in traffic

The EU capital is northern Europe's fifth most congested city with drivers on average wasting 65 hours a year sitting in traffic according to fresh research by US software company Inrix.

The survey, based on GPS data collected in the Benelux countries, France, Germany and the UK in 2009, shows that Utretch in the Netherlands (75 hours) is the region's worst place to be a driver.

Manchester in the UK clocks in second (7...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

The Rue de la Loi in the heart of the EU quarter in Brussels. Monday mornings are the worst time to drive (Photo: EUobserver)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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