COMMUNITY • The tie-up between Volvo and Renault is to
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be probed by the new EC merger vetting team. While this is not a formal merger, the body is empowered to examine some cooperation agreements. ▪ A European transport safety council, in
dependent of governments, is being considered by EC Transport Commissioner Karel van Miert. One of his biggest concerns is the need to harmonise rules throughout the EC on transporting dangerous substances. • Euro MPs will vote later this month on a Commission move to set up a crisis management procedure for haulage overcapacity in a liberalised market. Last month the parliament voted down a report from its transport and tourism committee backing the Commission and calling for more safeguards to protect jobs.