Strasbourg, 12/09/2013 (Agence Europe) - It is not easy for rail passengers to ensure their rights are respected. Recent research by the European Commission, unveiled on 10 September, shows that EU Regulation 1371/2007 laying down rail passenger rights it only applied patchily by the member states. This had to be improved, particularly when the fourth rail package liberalising domestic rail passenger and freight transport comes into force.
The member states should have introduced the...