Press releases
Press Release
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Directive 91/440 does not require institutional separation between the rail infrastructure manager and the incumbent operator
Thursday, 6 September 2012
Today, the European Court of Justice Advocate General Mr Jääskinen delivered his opinions in the infringement actions brought against a number of Member States by the European Commission concerning...
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Railway vehicle authorisation – sector welcomes new report
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
On 12 July 2012, the task force on railway vehicles authorization published the final report of its work undertaken over the past 10 months. The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure...
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Recast of the First Railway Package: the Parliament’s plenary endorses the agreement with the Council
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Today, the European Parliament approved the compromise text – previously agreed with the Council’s Coreper - on the recast of the first railway package. The Community of European Railway and...
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CER calls upon member states to support growth and EU added value
Monday, 25 June 2012
Member states are set to discuss the EU’s budget for the years 2014-2020 at a General Affairs Council on 26 June and the European Council on 28 and 29 June. The Community of European Railway and...
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Recast of the first railway package – end in sight
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Today, the EU member states within the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper I) endorsed the compromise text on the recast of the first railway package. Notwithstanding the negative vote of...
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Kallas rule-change decision against objectives of EU transport policy
Friday, 15 June 2012
The decision of the European Commissioner for Transport, Siim Kallas, to unilaterally reinterpret EU law in order to permit international use of ‘megatrucks’ has been condemned by a coalition of...