SNCF to invest EUR 4.9 billion in rail infrastructure in 2015
France’s new combined infrastructure manager, SNCF Réseau (RFF and SNCF Infra), is to invest a record EUR4.9 billion in enhancing […]
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USA: New regulation for safety in rail transport
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced a proposed rule to increase oversight responsibilities of State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs) by…...
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Serbia and FYR Macedonia sign rail border crossing agreement
On the joint Governmental meeting between the Serbian and Macedonian government was signed an agreement on establishing border procedures for…...
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Lithuania and Latvia signed a letter for Rail Baltica EU financing
On 19 February, Lithuania’s Minister of Transport, Rimantas Sinkevičius, and Anrijs Matiss, Minister for Transport of Latvia, signed a letter…...
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Kazakhstan to complete negociations on WTO accession this year
Kazakh Minister of National Economy, Yerbolat Dossayev, said that the the negotiation process on Kazakhstan’s entry into the World Trade…...
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Belgium: rail safety contract suspended by the State Council
Following an appeal made by Siemens, the State Council has suspended a contract of EUR 30 Million attributed in December […]
SNCB and Infrabel to go through massive reform
Belgian Mobility Minister, Madame Jacqueline Galant, wants to take advantage of the economic situation “to massively reform the two public…...
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Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan to establish railway tariffs in 2015
The Interstate Commission of the three countries (Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran) should determine the size of tariffs for the transportation […]
Hungary: EUR 5 billion for greener urban centres
The European Commission has adopted on 13 February two investment programmes for Hungary that aim to optimise the growth and […]
EC adopted the new cross-border “Interreg” programme for Romania and Bulgaria
The new cross-border “Interreg” programme for Romania and Bulgaria has been adopted on 13 February, by European Commissioner for Regional […]