The agreements, dealing with the opening up of the rail market, a European licence for train drivers and the rights of rail passengers, were reached in June this year after the Council accepted the EP's final demand for a review every five years of any exemptions Member States grant their domestic railway networks from the rules on passenger rights.
"Man šķiet, ka būtiskākais panākums Eiropas Parlamentam ir stingrā nostāja pasažieru tiesībās, teica Roberts ZĪLE (UEN, LV)," norādot, ka viens no ieguvumiem ir ieviestā kategorija "pasažieru pamattiesības".