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| 01/01/2000 |
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Expect a decline in Europe to Asia freight rates in the coming weeks as competition on both air and sea routes intensifies. In the Netherlands, meanwhile, private railroad operator Shortlines has snatched a lucrative contract from under the nose of its giant publicly-owned rival Railion.
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| 01/01/2000 |
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The European Commission's speedy intervention in this week's blockade
of ports by French fishermen protesting against high fuel prices reflects the
institution's determination to prevent a recurrence of the mayhem that
traditionally accompanies French strike action.
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| 03/11/2000 |
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UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown is betting his political
future that deep cuts in road hauliers' vehicle excise duties and tax breaks
for rural drivers will buy off another crippling fuel-levy protest.
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| 14/09/2000 |
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As the pickets head home from two key oil refineries in Scotland and
north-west England, BusinessEurope looks at what the government could do in its
November draft budget to buy off a second round.
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