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odgers ilks on is Euro ilemma

6th October 1978
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

ERNATIONAL transport's !nt growth has been so it, Transport Minister liam Rodgers told the rtered Institute of Trans: conference this week, countries have been ecl to abide by new internnal obligations.

his, he said. applied as ;h to world transport as to isport in the European nomic Community, and int that countries could not ilay the same freedom of on as they had in the past. eferring to EEC's move ards a common transport cy, Mr Rodgers said that :ain's position was not y. "We inherited obligas on accession which have ited our room for ioeuvre."

e said that the community nition of transport policy not clear and that pros towards improving this been slow. "We have had heads in the stratosphere our feet in the mud."

Er Rodgers cited the proH:1 EEC driving licence as xample of the problems to aced. "I agree that it would rery desirable if a proplicensed driver in one EEC ntry could get a licence in ither without having to lify all over again."

But I cannot agree to this if domestic road safety Wards are to be harmed."