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October 21, 2022 | Policy

European Parliament position on alternative fuels welcomed by rail sector

The policy would enable full decarbonisation of Europe’s railways.

July 29, 2022 | Policy

EC proposes amending TEN-T Regulation to include Ukraine

Proposal includes extending TEN-T corridors to include Ukraine and Moldova and excluding Russia and Belarus.

July 7, 2021 | Signalling

MEPs call for 10-fold increase in pace of ERTMS deployment

At the end of 2020 only around 13% of the TEN-T core network corridors were operated with ERTMS.

July 7, 2021 | Policy

European Parliament adopts Connecting Europe Facility

CEF includes €23bn for transport, including funds for projects to overcome missing cross-border rail links.

May 11, 2021 | Policy

European Parliament adopts new rights for rail passengers

The new rules will improve rerouting options for passengers in case of delays and disruptions.

March 12, 2021 | Policy

EU reaches provisional agreement on Connecting Europe Facility

€25.8bn is set to be available from the EU budget to support European transport projects between 2021 and 2027.

October 13, 2020 | Europe

European Parliament approves 2021 Year of Rail proposal

THE European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism (Tran) has accepted a proposal to dedicate 2021 as the European Year of Rail.

March 4, 2020 | Europe

European Commission proposes 2021 as European Year of Rail

THE European Commission (EC) has proposed designating 2021 as the ‘European Year of Rail,’ to support the delivery of its European Green Deal objectives for transport.

December 6, 2019 | Policy

Westbahn says proposed EU reforms favour incumbents, not passengers

AUSTRIA’s open-access passenger operator, Westbahn, has hit out at proposed reforms to European railway regulations which it says will benefit incumbent state operators rather than passengers.

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