The Fourth Railway Package: an overview

Over the past decade, the European Commission has pursued a strategy for the revival of rail transport in the European Union (EU), to achieve a more competitive and resource-efficient transport system. In 2013 this process has moved to a new phase with the publication of a draft legislative package to liberalise domestic passenger rail services within EU Member States.

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ESO: Background information: Transport: Parliament committee paves the way for a single European rail area http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-transport-parliament-committee-paves-the-way-for-a-single-european-rail-area/

ESO: European railways at a junction: the Commission adopts proposals for a Fourth Railway Package http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-european-railways-at-a-junction-the-commission-adopts-proposals-for-a-fourth-railway-package/

ESO: Background information: Kallas defends plan to pry open domestic rail markets http://www.europeansources.info/record/kallas-defends-plan-to-pry-open-domestic-rail-markets/

ESO: Background information: Speech: The future of European rail: combining policy with innovation http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-the-future-of-european-rail-combining-policy-with-innovation/

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