After the approval of recovery funds by the European Commission in June, the Italian government has implemented a scheme to compensate rail freight companies for the losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decree was...Read more
The European Commission is ready to release 5,12 billion euros through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) in infrastructure projects targeting mainly the TEN-T network and multimodal transport. For interested parties, a call for proposals will...Read more
Finland’s Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka has called the recent proposal by the European Commission on the European standard rail gauge “unreasonable”. The views of Finnish officials and experts vary, but specifically the...Read more
32 European rail companies and organisations signed a declaration to support the reconstruction of railways in Ukraine. The declaration was realised on 9 July at the Rail CEO Summit 2022 in Vienna, hosted by Austrian...Read more
The European Commission has approved the allocation of 110 million euro, as part of the Cohesion Fund, to modernise a railway corridor in Western Bulgaria that is part of the TEN-T network between Sofia and...Read more
In light of the Commission’s revision of state aid guidelines for Railway Undertakings, the European Rail Freight Association (ERFA) emphasises that it’s critical to ensure a level playing field for everyone in the European rail...Read more
In completing the TEN-T network, capacity for freight should not be forgotten, infrastructure works should not interrupt rail freight too much and the punctuality of freight trains should be monitored at the very least. Also,...Read more
A comparative review conducted by the European Court of Auditors identified that the EU policies are still quite weak when it comes to implementing infrastructure projects. Even though the EU does not face strategy definition...Read more
The European Commission has approved a 15 million euros support scheme proposed by the Slovenian government. The funding will run until the end of 2023 and will be available to railway companies through direct grants.Read more
The Serbian prime minister Ana Brnabić announced that the Balkan country will invest more than six billion euros in railway projects. The plans sound very promising; however, it seems that their success will be assessed...Read more
European member states will collectively allocate at least 85 billion euros to sustainably transport as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plans to support the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. President of the European...Read more
The Commission’s guidelines concerning the European Green Deal’s implementation are comprehensive and necessary. However, the Combined Transport (CT) sector needs to focus on some specific aspects to contribute the maximum in the collective goal. As...Read more
The Belgian government will invest at least 365 million euros in railways during the coming years. Railways have been “neglected for too long” in Belgium, and the specific investment will play a critical role in...Read more
One of the spearheads in the new Mobility Strategy of the European Union is the pricing of CO2, also for transport. In addition, the proceeds from a kilometre charge for trucks should be used to...Read more
The total length of railway track that was congested in the EU has almost doubled from 2015 to 2018. In total, congestion affected 2,261 kilometres of track in the 27 countries of the EU (3,32...Read more
This year is the European Year of Rail, and the European Commission has launched the official website of this event. The train as a smart and sustainable means of transport will receive extra attention in...Read more
The European Commission announced its ‘sustainable and smart mobility strategy’ and ‘action plan’ with regards to the transformation of European transportation. Objectives concern the doubling of rail freight traffic by 2050, and the doubling of...Read more
Several European countries have already reduced or waived track access charges (TACs) for rail freight undertakings. For instance, Germany and the Netherlands have cut them in half, while Austria and Luxemburg have waived them completely....Read more
The Commission’s decision to fine Lithuanian Railways (LG) back in 2017 is correct. This is the verdict of the Court of Justice of the European Union. The fine was imposed to the rail operator with...Read more
The European Commission shared some interesting updates concerning the work plans of nine TEN-T corridors. Corridors of the TEN-T network are expected to be fully developed until 2030. Consequently, the updates are aiming to guide...Read more
