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"en.20111116.18.3-263-000"2
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"The increasing popularity of road and air travel means that railway transport is becoming correspondingly less popular. In an attempt to remedy the situation, the European Union has adopted a raft of legislative measures aimed at raising interest in railways by gradually establishing the Single European Railway Area. In the past it has put forward several packages and guidelines to state its intention to reform the regulatory framework, ensure integration of the railway sector at European level and thereby help it to compete with other forms of transport. EU transport policy has set itself the aim of building an internal market, in particular by developing common policies, to achieve competitiveness in transport. The recast proposal for the first railway package can make a significant contribution to achieving this by facilitating integration and the development of the European market in railway transport. In my view, we should concentrate our efforts on setting up a comprehensive and integrated European railway area.
The joint interests of the EU as a whole – at least as far as the railway sector is concerned – should take precedence over the interests of individual Member States. We need to build an effective European railway area where passengers and goods can travel without any additional effort. Finally, considerable attention should be given to maintaining safety standards, as this should play an important role when licences are allocated to railway companies."@en1
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