Today, MEPs have voted on European wide rules to optimise the use of the European rail network, improve cross-border coordination and enhance the punctuality and reliability of rail traffic. These rules will in particular allow for better cross-border coordination between Member States to improve cross border travel and could lead to a 4% increase in overall European rail capacity. The regulation aims to boost both freight and passenger transport by rail.

Today, the European Commission presented its Fertiliser Action Plan. Much of Europe’s conventional agriculture relies on artificial fertilisers. The sharp rise in fertiliser prices caused by the Iran war will lead to crop losses later this year.