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"Madam President, I have listened with interest to your speeches and I agree with the decision to defend our railway heritage, as emphasised by Mr Simpson and Mr Jarzembowski. In addition, Mr Rack and Mr Savary highlighted the importance of defending the Agency and we support that too. I have a good impression in that regard.
I welcome the general agreement on the compromise reached between Parliament and the Council. The process of revitalising the European rail sector, which the Community launched several years ago, is now starting to bear fruit. Having fallen after 1970 in most of the Member States, its market share has now stabilised and is showing clear signs of growth, which is excellent news.
With the now imminent completion of the legislative work on this legislative package, which is technical in nature but very important from an economic perspective, railway undertakings will be able to fulfil their role in terms of offering sustainable transport in a market that is open to competition both internally and with other means of transport. As a consequence, I welcome the agreements reached on these three aspects – interoperability, safety and the Agency – and I would again like to thank Parliament, not only as a Commissioner but also as a former Member, for its rapid and excellent work on this text."@en1
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