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MEPs failed to push through their demand to liberalise domestic services from 2017 (Photo: EUobserver)

EU injects small dose of competition into its railways

European lawmakers gave their final blessing to a package of railway reforms, aimed at injecting more competition into Europe's rail networks as well as introducing an EU-wide set of passenger rights for minimum compensation when trains are delayed.

"This result shows the will of Europe to develop the use of railways and to advance towards the creation of a real European railway space", EU transport commissioner Jacques Barrot said on Tuesday (25 September) in response to MEPs' vote on ...

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MEPs failed to push through their demand to liberalise domestic services from 2017 (Photo: EUobserver)

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