Europe needs industry
The European Union and the world economy went through a deep financial and economic crisis in 2008 and 2009. The […]
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Asset management, foundation of infrastructure managers’ activity
As a consequence of the European Legislation, infrastructure managers and railway undertakings had to adopt a more business-like attitude: their […]
Impulse to revitalize freight transport
In order to be more competitive compared to other modes of transport, the international and national rail freight transport services […]
A major advantage for interoperability
The enforcement of the Convention on international rail transport (COTIF) 1999 on July 1, 2006 introduced new regulations concerning the […]
“Polluter pays” principle becomes reality
In mid-October, EU Ministers voted in favour of new EU rules to allow Member States to charge heavy lorries, not […]
Focus point: the North-South Corridor
In the beginning of 2000, Russia, Iran and India signed an agreement in St. Petersburg laying out a vision for […]
Corridor B, important alternative to Western Europe road transport
The Corridor B project, which aims to remove bottlenecks in ETCS implementation and to harmonise operational rules along the Stockholm–Hamburg–Munich–Naples […]
Operators strive to improve their energy performance
Interview with Dyre Martin Guldbrandsen, Director of ERESS Energy efficiency and, implicitly, “a smaller energy bill” is not news […]
Zahony, important node on the East-West logistics map
Hungary’s central location in Europe is one of its key competitive advantages. With four major European transportation corridors running through […]
SUSTRAIL supports freight transport
In July 2010, the European Commission demanded the elaboration of an agenda for research and technology in the transport sector. […]