On February 15, 2023, the European Commission (EC) took Greece to court for failing to fulfill its obligations under the Directive establishing a single European rail area. Portal reports ieidiseis.gr.
According to the Directive, Member States are required to ensure that an agreement between the national competent authority and the railway infrastructure manager is concluded by 16 June 2015 and published within one month. The material states that such an agreement is important for the transparency of the implementation of projects in the railway infrastructure network. The contract should reflect provisions such as the amount of funds for infrastructure maintenance, speed indicators on the line, as well as customer satisfaction or environmental protection.
According to the EC statement, despite the exchange of letters between the Commission and Greece, the Greek authorities have not yet signed and published a contract agreement with the Greek railway infrastructure management body OSE.
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