After three years' arduous negotiations among MEPs and between Parliament and the Council of transport ministers on three related pieces of legislation, Parliament advocated more cross-border competition, and also won a set of basic rights for rail users, including compensation for delays to international services.
Tie arī ļauj veidot Eiropas mēroga politiskos fondus, kas papildina partiju darbību, piemēram, sekmējot sabiedrības politiskās debates, atbalstot seminārus, apmācību un konferences, un organizējot forumus dažādu dalībvalstu politisko fondu un akadēmiķu sadarbībai.