Speaking at the launch event for the European Year of Rail (see EUROPE B12628A13) on Monday 29 March, Transport Commissioner Adina Vălean argued that the EU should tackle two major problems in order to attract more passengers and freight to the rails: the “longstanding lack of interoperability” and the “slow progress in digitalisation”.
These are both obstacles to the “development of seamless cross-border freight and passenger services”, said Ms Vălean, recalling that the EU...