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Roadshow on passenger rights
23/09/2010
Meglena Kuneva, a special adviser on passenger rights to Vice-President Siim Kallas, began today in Berlin a "roadshow" aimed at promoting the Commission's awareness-raising campaign on passenger rights.
Mrs. Kuneva met with a representative audience of stakeholders from the German public authorities, industry and consumer groups in order to understand how well EU passenger rights (notably in the air and rail sectors) are known and enforced in Germany. By the end of 2011, Mrs. Kuneva's tour will have covered the majority of EU capitals. The ultimate purpose of her action is to ensure that the on-going campaign is sufficiently visible, effective and targeted, and draw inspiration for possible future policy actions in this area, to the benefit of both EU industry and users.
Commission sets out measures to improve rail services
17/09/2010
The European Commission today adopted a proposal to provide better rail services for passenger and freight users by: increasing competition on the railway market; strengthening the power of national regulators; and improving the framework for investment in rail. The proposal for a Directive establishing a Single Rail Area is an exercise in legislative simplification and consolidation with the merger of the three directives in force and their successive amendments into one coherent text. It also aims to tackle key problem areas undermining the effective functioning of the railway market.
New EU rules to "name and shame" shipping companies with poor safety records
14/09/2010
New rules to enhance and improve the safety performance of ships were adopted today by the European Commission.
