The European Commission says the wide variation in rates of diesel (officially known as gas oil) taxes creates distortions in the road haulage market – and also increases environmental damage by encouraging “fuel tourism” by hauliers (i.e. making special journeys or using longer routes in order to fill up in a country with low taxes).
Deputāti iesaka Padomei pieņemt "jaunu stratēģiju, kas gan kvantitatīvā, gan jo īpaši kvalitatīvā izteiksmē palielinās ES atbalstu ANO centieniem izveidot drošu, stabilu, vienotu, veiksmīgu, federālu un demokrātisku Irāku".