asked the Minister for Transport and Power if there are any proposals to establish a European railway authority within the EEC.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - EEC Railway Authority.
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There are no proposals before the Council of the European Communities for the establishment of a European railway authority.
One of the general aims of the common transport policy is the promotion of greater co-operation among railway undertakings. A recent council decision provides, inter alia, that member states shall, in conjunction with the Commission, investigate measures likely to promote co-operation among railway undertakings. It also provides that before 1st January, 1979, the Commission shall submit to the Council a report on the objectives to be pursued in the long term and the measures to be taken to promote partial or total integration of railway undertakings at Community level.