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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11027
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) transport

European Parliament confirms controversial rail deal

Strasbourg, 26/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 26 February, the European Parliament gave the go-ahead to the controversial liberalisation of passenger rail transport, adopting in first reading its negotiating position on the fourth railway package that overhauls technical rail issues in Europe. Technical problems are acting as a brake on some of the political ambitions. Under lobbying from national rail groups, the plenary did not follow the line recommended by the European...

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