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"Mr President, I would like to thank the rapporteur, Ms Serracchiani, who has really played just as well both in attack and defence as the European champions in the football, who successfully defended their title. Of course, we all noticed that, and it was very important that we were then also able to agree with the Council and the Commission about the entry into force and the individual deadlines, on the 30 months, and that also, in the end, legal action – things have, after all, often got stuck on that issue – was also restricted to a maximum of 16 weeks. These are very important steps forward.
From the point of view of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), our focus was always on having a strong regulator in the individual Member States that works independently, has a sound technical material basis and sensible staffing, and that is also able to take decisions. These regulatory bodies need to cooperate in a network, as our aim is to achieve a common European railway market. For that purpose, we also need a point of contact in the Commission. We do not need some kind of great European regulator, but we do have a European Railway Agency that can take on such tasks.
There is a clear and transparent cost calculation that is understandable for everyone, and that is, how expensive is a kilometre on the line? This is an absolutely crucial point. We were able to agree on this, but also on the fact that the Member States also cofinance the railways, which is crucial, especially when it comes to cross-border projects, so that a stretch of railway has an economic value. It was very important that we were able to agree on the five years, here, and if you want to operate railways within Europe – whether passenger or freight – the provision of mutual services is, of course, necessary.
When it comes to the agreement in connection with the noise requirements, we also need to take the citizens with us when it comes to the major lines. We need certainty in the ETS system too, but also trans-European reciprocity. It is not acceptable for the Russian Federation and Ukraine to be able to operate in the Union while we cannot operate there. These are also the subjects of the amendments, and we have to find a solution there."@en1
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