Brussels, 14/03/2014 (Agence Europe) - European transport ministers are giving a boost to innovation and research in the rail sector. This will benefit from €1 billion in 2015.
On Friday 14 March, the Transport Council approved the public-private Shift2Rail partnership proposed by the European Commission at the end of 2013 (see EUROPE 11022). This involves pooling the €450 million in European aid planned for 2014-2020 (as opposed to the €155 million for the previous period), and...