Goodbye liberalisation?
The railway political speech of the past years has been dominated by the idea of liberalisation and institutional separation between […]
Goodbye liberalisation?
Investing in public transport means investing in the city!
Well-organised and efficient public transport services bring significant benefits to the economy, environment and society, public transport being an important […]
European regions need to consolidate their capacity of absorbing structural funds
The capacity of absorbing and using EU structural and investment funds is limited to a certain extent by the organizational […]
“Horizon 2020” provides EUR 6.3 Billion to research and innovation
With an investment in transport research and innovation of EUR 6.3 Billion, the EU transport sector will significantly benefit from […]
Financial institutions allocate USD 175 Billion for sustainable transport
During the UN “Rio+20” conference of June 2012, 8 development banks (Multilateral Development Banks -MDBs) launched the Commitment to Sustainable […]
Asia Rail Summit 2014
The market for rail in South East Asia is opening up, with many ambitious projects on the market and strong […]
Transport infrastructure for Sochi Olympic Games is completed
The Sochi Olympic Games held on 7-23 February has determined the elaboration and implementation of projects for which estimated investments […]
Western Balkan countries request the intensification of railway infrastructure investments
“Since the establishment of South East Europe Transport Observatory (SEETO), in 2004, EUR 13.2 Billion have been allocated to investments […]
OTIF prepares the review of COTIF
The Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) has recently announced it prepared to revise the Convention concerning the […]
ISAF: Central and S-E Europe rail market opens up new opportunities
Interview with Paul Brown, General Manager – ISAF The railway system has been affected by the economic downturn as all […]