SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport

Second Finnish draft compromise in EU Council on rail passenger rights

Brussels, 18/10/2019 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 14 October, the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union sent experts from the Land Transport Working Group a second draft compromise on the recast of Regulation (1371/2007) on the rights and obligations of rail passengers.

This document, of which EUROPE has had a copy, presents some new features compared to the first draft compromise tabled by the Finnish Presidency at the end of July(see EUROPE B12307A1).

In particular, the text suggests that railway companies...