Greece has submitted a proposal to the European Unions Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council to accelerate the development of European railway safety systems, at the initiative of outgoing Alternate Minister of Transport Konstantinos Kyranakis.
The Greek proposal is co-signed by Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, and Romania and supports the need to simplify and accelerate ERTMS certification, testing, and licensing procedures at the European level, according to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.
The initiative by Kyranakis focuses on an issue that affects the development of European railway infrastructure.
In the text submitted to the council, Greece notes that the practical implementation of procedures for the certification, authorization, testing, and integration of railway systems continues to be characterized by complexity, fragmentation and limited predictability.
These directly affect the pace of ERTMS development, the progress of the Trans-European Transport Network, and European goals for safe, competitive, and sustainable transport.
