ALLRAIL have released this statement, calling for the ERA to have more responsibility:<\/p>\n
As the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA)<\/a> celebrated its 20th\u00a0anniversary, ALLRAIL\u2019s<\/a> team travelled to its home city of Valenciennes to reflect on the Agency\u2019s achievements so far.<\/em><\/p>\n The EU Single Market is the catalyst of our common prosperity with railways having the potential to integrate society and boost businesses.<\/em><\/p>\n The ERA plays a central role in harmonising a fragmented EU rail market, and now it should be given more responsibility and funding.<\/em><\/p>\n Railways have a low market share, especially for cross-border journeys, although they could play a critical role in fostering a more connected Europe.<\/em><\/p>\n But thankfully there is the ERA \u2013 which has already enabled initial steps to introduce a Single European Railway Area.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n For example, it issues vehicle authorisations since 2019, such as multi-country authorisation allowing operators to operate across internal EU borders.<\/em><\/p>\n Now the ERA should be given more responsibilities such as: timetable data; capacity management; contingency measures (re-routing) and the sector\u2019s vocational training.<\/em><\/p>\n Dr Erich Forster, President of ALLRAIL, added: \u201cOther EU transport agencies, such as those in the maritime and aviation sectors, receive 100% to 400% more budget and staff than the ERA, despite being much less sustainable.\u00a0<\/p>\n Looking to the future, it is only the EU Agency for Railways that will ensure One Europe, One Railway, and it needs the necessary resources to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n More Like This<\/strong><\/p>\n ALLRAIL have released this statement, calling for the ERA to have more responsibility: As the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) celebrated its 20th\u00a0anniversary, ALLRAIL\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":32673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,47,488],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-opinion","category-rail-news","category-railway-stations"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tAmtrak\u2019s Harrisburg Line track renewal project moves to second phase<\/a><\/h3>\n
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