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"I am very pleased that Parliament and the Council have managed to reach agreement on the third Railway Package.
With regard to my colleague Dirk Sterckx’s report, it is a particular source of satisfaction that we got the Council to accept that passengers’ rights and obligations should apply to everyone travelling by train in the European Union, and not just to international passengers.
All rail passengers are now to have significant rights, concerning, for example, compensation in the event of delays or cancellations, the information that is supplied to them, and access for people with reduced mobility.
With regard to Georg Jarzembowski’s report, opening the international rail passenger market to competition from 1 January 2010 ought to make rail a more efficient means of transport and to have a positive impact for passengers, in terms of prices and choice of train operators.
In addition, it will be possible to finance loss-making railway lines if they have a public-service remit. This measure is important for guaranteeing universal access to rail transport.
The provisions introduced in this third Railway Package represent genuine progress for ordinary people, and I welcome them."@en1
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