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The European Parliament’s
decision to back the opening
up of all rail routes across the
EU to competition for private
operators was just one more
reason to vote Leave on June
23, RMT announced.
The European Parliament
rubberstamped the ‘market
pillar’ of the EU’s Fourth
Railway Package which means
that train operators must have
complete access to the
networks of member states to
operate domestic passenger
services.
The European Council had
already agreed that mandatory
competitive tendering should
be the main way of awarding
public service contracts.
RMT general secretary Mick
Cash said that the failed Tory
privatisation of rail over
twenty years ago using EU
directive 91/440 was now
being imposed on over 500
million people by EU diktat
without any real mandate.
“This rail package is
designed to privatise railways
across Europe and its proposals
are remarkably similar to the
McNulty report on the future
of GB railways, imposing
further fragmentation and
attacks on workers.
“McNulty, the Tory
government and the EU share
the business-led mania for
EU SEALS MASS RAIL
PRIVATISATION
Union calls for Leave vote after European assembly
backs rail privatisation for all 28 member states