Damage to the EU economy The increase in freight and
17th January 2008, Page 29
17th January 2008
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truck theft threatens to damage the expanding economy of the EU, which now includes 27 member states.
Road transport accounts for more than 72% of the land-based transport of goods across Europe and its dominance means that each day goods worth many billions of euros are moved on the Trans-European Road Network (TEN-R) which constitutes the backbone of the European economy. "This fact has not escaped the criminal mind," says the Transport and Tourism Committee study, "and with the increase of transport volumes, security concerns have increased as well."