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Safety official sees no link between EU rail liberalisation, fatal accidents
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25 July 2013
Several devastating railway accidents, including one in Spain this week that is Europe’s deadliest since 1998, show little sign of being related to the EU’s fast-track effort to liberalise railways and separate infrastructure from passenger and cargo services, a safety official said.
Commission presses Eurotunnel to lower tunnel charges
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20 June 2013
The European Commission has given France and Britain two months to respond to a request to lower charges for passenger and freight trains to use the Channel Tunnel, or face possible court action.
EU plan for quieter railways still not on track
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06 May 2013
Putting people and cargo onto the rails may be one way to reduce roadway air pollution, a key goal of the EU’s rail transport policy, but doing so creates another hazard for those living close to railways – noise.
Kallas defends plan to pry open domestic rail markets
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20 February 2013
Europe’s railways need more competition and less bureaucracy if they are to reverse the decline in use, Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas said Tuesday (19 February) as he sought to warm up MEPs to a new liberalisation plan.
Kallas rolls back EU bid to break up state rail monopolies
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30 January 2013
In a compromise aimed at countries like France and Germany, the European Commission on Wednesday (30 January) unveiled its latest plan to integrate rail services, allowing traditional state companies to maintain their hold on railway infrastructure as well as passenger and cargo services.
‘Flop train’: EU’s high-speed rail ambitions hit a setback
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28 January 2013
The EU’s top transport official says the troubled launch of a now-suspended high-speed rail service between Brussels and Amsterdam - christened the ‘flop train’ by angry passengers - is “not our problem” despite years of efforts to encourage such premium transnational rail service.
France, Italy vow to press on with high-speed Alpine rail link
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04 December 2012
The leaders of France and Italy pledged on Monday (3 December) to push ahead with a high-speed rail link between Lyon and Turin despite a row over EU spending.
France under fire over rail merger proposal
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06 November 2012
France’s plan to merge its railway and infrastructure operations has drawn criticism and a call for the European Commission to block the move.
Cable theft surge prompts railways to seek EU action
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29 October 2012
European railway operators are pressing for an EU-wide response to the rising number of cable thefts, with desperate rail companies deploying helicopter patrols and sprinkling infrastructure with artificial DNA to deter crime.
Barnier launches four growth drivers for 'Single Market Act II'
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04 October 2012
The European Commission yesterday (3 October) presented a new recipe to improve the functioning of the internal market with a focus on job-creation and growth in its Single Market Act II plan.
Britain halts rail franchise deal
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03 October 2012
The British government has torn up a deal awarding one of its biggest rail franchises to a private operator, in a humiliating U-turn that raises doubts about the government's handling of the privatised railways.
Opinion
The fourth railway package: A sense of unfinished business
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12 November 2012
As the European Commission finalises proposals for a fourth overhaul of the railway sector since 2001, the resistance of major stakeholders against the draft reform suggest it may not be the last, argues Dan Wolff.
The Single Market should never be taken for granted
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17 October 2012
This week offers us an opportunity to look back at the significant achievements that have been made in opening up Europe's markets. There is no doubt that it has provided new opportunities to businesses and consumers, who can take advantage of a market place that boasts over 500 million consumers, writes Malcolm Harbour.