ERFA warns of the dangers in allowing cooperation agreements, particularly within vertically integrated structures, currently being discussed under the governance pillar of the 4th Railway Package.

ERFA urges EU decision-makers to keep the 4th Railway Package together so that comprehensive and much-needed reform to the rail sector can be completed.

Joint ERFA-UITP-EIA letter to the Romanian Government expressing strong concerns at proposed railway line closures in Romania

ERFA calls for the members of the EU Transport Council to modernise the present governance structure of the railways, removing the discrimination potential that incumbents have at their disposal and use against new entrants, diminshing the competitiveness of the rail sector.

ERFA supports the inclusion of a strong reciprocity clause in the PSO regulation to avoid competitive distortions on the rail market.

ERFA expresses concern at "cooperation agreements", currently being discussed in Council, which could lead to severe market distortions and provides input from the UK, where such agreements are already in use.

ERFA has produced a new document intended to feed into the discussions on the political pillar of the 4th Railway Package. The input paper exposes the discriminatory practices faced by new entrants across Europe.

ERFA seeks to steer discussions towards a regulatory framework that promotes rail growth and away from discriminatory practices that hinder newcomers to the rail market.

An open letter from the British Rail Freight Group

The rail reform, as proposed by the European Commission?s 4th Railway Package, is the right way forward for achieving a much-needed revitalisation of the rail sector in Europe. 

The vote is a success for the technical pillar; the vote is not a success in terms of governance. We nevertheless observe that the ENIM and the associated Coordination Committees ? an organization put forward since long by ERFA ? are kept. As best, ERFA sees a 4th RP adoption by the end of 2015. ?..