European railfreight is an industry undergoing rapid structural change as liberalisation opens the market to new players and larger operators expand their international activities. Keith Barrow looks at a new report from the Centre on Regulation in Europe, which considers how regulators might respond to changes in the railfreight business.

THE European Commission has approved a €63m grant from the European Union Cohesion Fund for the €78.6m extension of Bratislava's metre-gauge tram network to Petržalka.

THE European Union (EU) has approved €293m in cohesion funding to support investment in public transport projects in the country's largest cities.

EUROPEAN Union (EU) transport ministers adopted a set of conclusions on transport infrastructure and the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) on December 3, and reviewed progress on the political pillar of the Fourth Railway Package.

THE International Public Transport Association (UITP) has urged the European Commission (EC) to prioritise public transport investment in its proposed package for jobs, growth and investment.

THE leaders of some of Europe's top freight and logistics, and passenger associations have urged members of the European Union (EU) Transport Council to adopt the political pillar of the Fourth Railway Package (FRP).

THE European Commission announced on November 26 that it has launched infringement proceedings against Austria at the European Court of Justice for failing to comply with EU regulations on financial transparency in the rail sector.

THE European Commission (EC) has invited European Union Member States to submit proposals for a share of €11.9bn in funding for projects on the nine major transport corridors of the TEN-T core network.

THE EUROPEAN Rail Freight Association (ERFA) has warned the European Parliament that competition in the railfreight sector is being "strangled" by an inadequate regulatory structure and monopolistic behaviour by incumbent operators.

AS part of continuing efforts to improve Europe's transport infrastructure through the Trans-European Network (TEN-T) programme, the European Union has allocated €320m to support 106 projects, including €50.25m to fund 50% of the cost of 18 rail project studies.