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European Green Deal

May 21, 2025 | Infrastructure

Making infrastructure more sustainable

Three key strategies that can help reduce emissions.

January 17, 2025 | Policy

European rail policy, where we are and where we are heading

As the European Union embarks on another five-year legislative cycle, Kevin Smith asks where the continent stands on its journey to delivering the Single European Railway Area and achieving targets for modal shift.

July 13, 2023 | Policy

European Commission proposes EU network capacity allocation shake-up

IRJ digs into the fine detail of the Green Transport Package, three new legislative proposals aimed at boosting European rail network efficiency, which were released by the European Commission on July 11.

January 30, 2023 | Europe

Europe’s Rail launches six flagship projects

Phase 1 of Europe’s Rail, the successor to Shift2Rail, the European research initiative, will include six flagship projects within the programme’s Innovation Pillar. Europe’s Rail presents an overview of what each will cover.

August 2, 2022 | Financial

EC approves post-Covid-19 state support for DB

Access charge relief and equity injection measures are found to meet EU state aid rules.

December 7, 2021 | Financial

European Commission approves SKr 1.3bn state aid for Swedish rail operators

The funds will be used to continue the support for modal shift during the Covid-19 pandemic.

June 7, 2021 | Passenger

Breaking down Europe’s ambitious targets for rail

The European Union has set some ambitious targets to increase high-speed and conventional passenger rail traffic by the end of the decade. Kevin Smith examines the challenges to achieving these objectives and asks what the European Commission is doing to make this possible.

March 12, 2021 | Policy

EU reaches provisional agreement on Connecting Europe Facility

€25.8bn is set to be available from the EU budget to support European transport projects between 2021 and 2027.

January 11, 2021 | Policy

2021: Europe's Year of Rail

The European Parliament has formally adopted 2021 as the European Year of Rail. Kevin Smith considers what the Year of Rail will entail and the wider challenges proponents should address.

December 3, 2020 | Policy

European rail alliance launches four-year skills project

AN alliance of rail industry organisations has officially launched a four-year programme to develop a long-term strategy to address skill shortages in the sector.

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