Press Release: Transport: Vice President Kallas welcomes European Parliament final agreement on new rules to open competition in the rail market

New EU rules to allow more competition on the rail market look set to come into force by the end of 2012, following a final vote of approval in the European Parliament on 3 July 2012.

The new rules (Rail Recast Directive) tackle 3 major problems on the market: (1) strengthening the power of national regulators; (2) improving the framework for investment in rail (3) ensuring fair access to rail infrastructure and rail related services. They are a direct response to many complaints from operators in recent years.

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European Commission: MEMO/12/520: Background: Frequently asked questions on the recast of the first railway package http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/520&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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