| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2013) 28 final (30.1.13) |
| Publication Date | 30/01/2013 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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In its 2011 White Paper on transport policy adopted on 28 March 2011, the Commission put forward its vision of a Single European Railway Area with an internal railway market where European railway undertakings can provide services without unnecessary technical and administrative barriers. In the last decade, three legislative ‘railway packages’ have aimed at opening up national markets and making railways more competitive and interoperable at EU level. Regulation 1370/2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road, published in December 2007, set out a framework for awarding public service contracts and compensating for public service obligations but not a common approach to awarding contracts for rail passenger transport. Despite the new EU legislation, the modal share of rail in intra-EU transport has remained modest. The overall objective of this proposal, as part of the Fourth Railway Package, is to improve the quality of rail passenger services and to enhance their operational efficiency, thereby improving the competitiveness and attractiveness of rail vis-à-vis other modes and developing further the Single European Railway Area. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2013:028:FIN |
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| Subject Categories | Mobility and Transport |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
