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Aircraft and transport (2): soon an European fuel surcharge

Belgian proposal favored by EU environment ministers

Yesterday's proposal by the Minister for Energy and Environment of Belgium Jean-Luc Crucke to apply a surcharge on fuel used by aircraft would have been appreciated by the EU Environment Council under way in Brussels. The Belgian politician's idea would have liked the Dutch, French, Luxembourgish and Swedish homologues who would have asked the European Commissioner for Environment Karmenu Vella to...

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In order to "contrast" the pollution produced by air transport in Europe, more and more countries are considering the possibility of adding a surcharge for each connection, so as to encourage the airlines... more

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