Responsibility framework for railway vehicles in the EU

03.2026 Entity in Charge of Maintenance in European Union (EU) Railway Law In the European Union’s railway system, safety responsibility does not end once a vehicle is authorised for use. EU law requires that every railway vehicle (as defined in in Article 3 [21] of...

Scope, limits, and efforts towards harmonisation

02.2026 National Rules in the EU Rail System Over the last decade EU railway law has gradually moved from national competences towards a more central legal framework. The Fourth Railway Package reassigned competences, tightened technical harmonisation standards and...