VARIOUS: FUEL PRICE PROTESTERS DISRUPT TRAFFIC IN UK AND BELGIUM BUT SEVERAL TANKERS LEAVE DEPOT IN NORTHERN ENGLAND

Record ID: 981700

  • Title: VARIOUS: FUEL PRICE PROTESTERS DISRUPT TRAFFIC IN UK AND BELGIUM BUT SEVERAL TANKERS LEAVE DEPOT IN NORTHERN ENGLAND
  • Date: 14th September 2000
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND; UK (SEPTEMBER 13, 2000) (REUTERS) 1. SLV TRUCKERS BLOCKING OFF THE ENTRANCE TO PARK LANE/ PARK LANE EMPTY OF CARS/ MORE OF TRUCKS BLOCKING PARK LANE (4 SHOTS) 0.29 2. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) UNIDENTIFIED COMMUTER SAYING "A great deal of sympathy, for the truckers and the farmers, despite the fact that I've been stuck here for about 20 minutes." 0.36 3. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) SECOND UNIDENTIFIED COMMUTER SAYING: "I go for what the protest people are doing but (British Prime Minister) Tony Blair has been too stubborn, I think he should be out of the job at the moment, he's never getting my vote again. 0.47 4. SLV TRAFFIC AT A STANDSTILL IN TRUCK BLOCKADE 0.55 STANLOW PLANT, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 13, 2000) (ITN - NO ACCESS BBC/BSkyB/ABC (Aust)/TVNZ/.CO.UK SITES) 5. SLV TRUCKS LEAVE REFINERY, TO CHEERS OF CROWD (2 SHOTS) 1.27 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (SEPTEMBER 13 2000)(REUTERS) 6. SLV CLOSED SIGN AT DESERTED PETROL STATION/ SLV DESERTED PETROL STATION/ SCU PUMPS; SLV PETROL STATION (4 SHOTS) 1.42 NIVELLES, BELGIUM (SEPTEMBER 13 2000)(REUTERS) 7. SLV PAN GO SLOW PROTEST ON E17 MOTORWAY LINKING BRUSSELS TO PARIS 1.50 FELUY, BELGIUM (SEPTEMBER 13 2000)(REUTERS) 8. MV/SLV TRUCKERS SETTING UP ROADBLOCK OUTSIDE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE (2 SHOTS) 2.04 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (SEPTEMBER 13 2000)(REUTERS) 9. SLV BLOCKADES IN CENTRAL BRUSSELS (2 SHOTS) 2.18 10. SLV PEOPLE SITTING AT CAFE TERRACES SET UP ON RUE DE LA LOI, ONE OF THE MAJOR ROADS IN BRUSSELS 2.21 11. SLV GARBAGE WHICH HAS NOT BEEN COLLECTED FOR FOUR DAYS; SLV ZOOM OUT CAFE IN FRONT OF TRUCK BLOCKADE (2 SHOTS) 2.39 EYNATTEN, BELGIUM (SEPTEMBER 13, 2000) (REUTERS) 12. GV BELGIAN TRUCKS BLOCKING ACCESS TO GERMAN BORDER; HAS EMPTY BELGIAN HIGHWAY LEADING TO GERMAN BORDER CROSSING AT LICHTENBUSCH, GERMANY; BELGIAN HAULAGE CONTRACTORS UNION BANNER ON TRUCK (3 SHOTS) 2.55 BERLIN, GERMANY (SEPTEMBER 13, 2000) (REUTERS) 13. SLV TILT DOWN FROM GERMAN EAGLE ON WALL IN BUNDESTAG (PARLIAMENT) TO GERHARD SCHROEDER, GERMAN CHANCELLOR, ADDRESSING DEPUTIES; SOCIAL DEMOCRATS APPLAUDING (2 SHOTS) 3.12 14. SOUNDBITE (German) GERMAN CHANCELLOR GERHARD SCHROEDER SAYING: "Hectic tax policies can do nothing to change (the oil price burden). That can only be changed by using rational, broad economic policy. And, if social measures prove necessary and look possible, only then can they be used to deal with the burden. That's the only solution." 3.43 15. HAS APPLAUSE; HAS PARLIAMENT (2 SHOTS) 3.51 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: BRUSSELS ; ELLES ; FELUY ; EYNATTEN; BELGIUM / ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE ; LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM / BERLIN, GERMANY
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