Eurovignette

The so-called Eurovignette directive would give member states the right to impose toll and congestion charges on HGVs.

Epolitix News 2009

"I would consider a rational share of the burden for different transport modes," he added cautiously, saying he saw "political obstacles" ahead on the proposed 'Eurovignette'

EurActiv.com 2010

As fuel prices are no longer driving up the cost of road haulage as they were last summer when the European Commission first published its proposal, criticisms that the EU would be adopting 'Eurovignette' in an era of soaring oil prices are no longer valid.

EurActiv.com 2009

Tough negotiations ahead over green road charges, published on 6 January, notes that Prague will "focus intensively" on discussing and reaching an agreement between member states on the proposed 'Eurovignette' directive, which if adopted, would allow governments to integrate the costs of congestion, accidents, noise and air pollution into toll prices for heavy goods vehicles.

EurActiv.com 2009

The Transport Committee's report, drafted by Saïd El Khadraoui (PES, BE), backs the broad thrust of the Commission proposal to revise the 1999 "Eurovignette" directive, endorsing its view that charges on heavy-goods vehicles should be based in part on the air and noise pollution and the road congestion they cause.

Epolitix News 2009

A spokesperson for the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) told FoodProductionDaily. com the planned revision of the 'Eurovignette', which aims to charge the road freight haulage sector for the environmental damage it causes, would only increase industry costs and thereby food prices at a time of great economic hardship for many people.

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The UK Food and Drink Federation (FDF) claims the Eurovignette would only increase industry costs and thereby food prices at a time of great economic hardship for many people.

FoodProductionDaily RSS 2009

The Czech presidency has tabled a compromise proposal to delay the implementation of congestion charges for freight haulage companies by four years to break deadlocked talks on the revision of the Eurovignette Directive.

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Eurovignette has been pending since the French Presidency failed to consolidate divergent national views on the charges related to congestion.

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The Eurovignette calculation method means that the overall extra cost for road users would only rise by approximately 3\% if Member States choose to apply the charges, according to an impact study carried out by the Commission.

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