The Railway Package: A Europe without Borders. Completing the single European railway area, Press seminar, 6-7 December 2016

The European Parliament's Press Service held a seminar on the fourth Railway Package on the 6-7 December 2016. It focused on, amongst others: regulating the rail industry; the interoperability of the rail system; railway safety; the European Union Agency for Railways; the normalisation of accounts of railway undertakings; a Single European railway area; and the award of public service contracts.

This thematic digest provides policy department publications prepared to support the committees in their work on these issues.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Better rail services: Council adopts 4th railway package market pillar http://www.europeansources.info/record/better-rail-services-council-adopts-4th-railway-package-market-pillar/

European Commission: Transport Modes: Rail: Fourth railway package – Commission proposals of 2013 http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/rail/packages/2013_en

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