A MEMORANDUM of Understanding on interoperability was signed in Napoli on June 8 by representatives from the European Commission and four industry associations: Unife, UITP, UIC and CER. Intended ’to move Europe closer to a single European railway system’, the MoU paves the way for the development of Technical Specifications for Interoperability for conventional rail services. It outlines a ’common approach’ for the EC and the four associations in bringing about change to make Europe’s railways ’more competitive and efficient’.
The accord was signed by Fernando de Esteban, Deputy Director General of Energy & Transport at the European Commission, UIC Chairman Miguel Corsini, President of Renfe, CER Management Committee Member Giancarlo Cimoli of FS, new UITP President Dr Wolfgang Meyer from K
