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European Rail welcomes a potential boost to the sector (Photo: Wikipedia)

European Parliament calls for more rail transport

EU lawmakers have called for a change in European freight transport asking the European Commission to take cargo off the roads and on to the rails, in an attempt to green, diversify and lower the negative impacts of European transport.

The European Parliament adopted on Thursday (4 September) a self-initiative report on "Freight Transport in Europe" by German green MEP Michael Cramer ahead of a commission freight transport action plan currently in the pipeline.

The commission shou...

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European Rail welcomes a potential boost to the sector (Photo: Wikipedia)

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