One Europe: Regulating Car Crashes And Phone Calls, Across The Frontiers …
- July 7th, 2011
- Posted by EUEditor
No more ducking over the nearest national border to evade responsibility for a road crash, with a new law set to catch the more serious offenders.
At the same time, fresh efforts are being made by the EU to end rip-offs against people wanting to use their cell phone in a neighbouring country.
It’s all in the name of benefits to citizens, in a common cultural space and a single economy, and domain of law.
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