| Author (Corporate) | European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service |
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| Series Title | At a Glance |
| Series Details | March 2015 |
| Publication Date | March 2015 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog, Overview |
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The EU is faced with major societal issues such as rising transport demand, traffic and road congestion, security of energy supply and cutting CO2 emissions. Greater reliance on rail transport and improvements to the sector’s competitiveness and resource-efficiency could help tackle these problems. To this end, a new EU initiative for a public-private partnership, the ‘Shift to Rail Joint Undertaking’ (S2R JU), was established in 2014 under the Horizon 2020 programme, in order to boost and coordinate research and innovation in rail products, processes and services. Written by Damiano Scordamaglia |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2015/554166/EPRS_ATA%282015%29554166_EN.pdf |
| Subject Categories | Culture, Education and Research, Mobility and Transport |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
