Thread by @jonworth

It’s hard to think how @BLiberadzki @AdinaValean and the Council could have done any WORSE on #railpassengerrights - trialogue agreement today

1️⃣ Force majeure ⚡️🦠 provisions are so wide they’ll mean passengers get stuck and get compensated less - makes 🚊 LESS attractive

2️⃣ Through ticketing 🎫 provisions are ridiculously bad. Only apply to firms and their 100% subsidiaries. This brings no practical benefit *anywhere* and could lead to further erosion of availability of through tickets

3️⃣ That every train must carry 🚲 is a little bit of progress - but just 4 bikes per train is ridiculously low

4️⃣ Reduction of notification period to 24h for persons with reduced mobility 🦽 is a bit of progress - but there should be no notification AT ALL

Cross border rail in Europe is a mess. With this it won’t be less of a mess - indeed from a passenger perspective it’ll actually be worse.

This compromise is contemptible and especislly the EP should be ashamed of this.

But @BLiberadzki is in PKP’s pocket so won’t be.

On days like today both the miserable lobbying of rail firms, and the grubby compromise of the EU institutions, deeply annoy me.

That the politician from my own party who does 🚊 policy @AnnaDeparnay welcomes the agreement makes me 🤬

Europe’s rail passengers deserve better.

Indeed the planet deserves better - because rail is needed for the green transition.

But today is a major setback.

FAO @joshposaner @elba013 @ibuscke @nickabrooks @borisontherun @Koelschlenny @moritzkraehe @JakopDalunde @seatsixtyone