CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Ney, Florian Thomas |
|---|---|
| Title | Flipping the Switch: How Does the European Green Deal Change the Conditions for European Railway Integration? |
| Summary | The European Green Deal (EGD) seeks to decarbonize the EU’s transport sector and to that end significantly shift transport from other sectors to rail. However, the railway sector is still mainly organized in the national borders of the member states and lacks sufficient cross-border infrastructure, as well as technological and legal cohesiveness to compete against road and air transport on the European level. Drawing on Walter Mattli’s concept of supply conditions, this thesis asks how the EGD changes the conditions for European railway integration. Using document analysis to evaluate European-level initiatives and the 27 individual National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) of the member states, this thesis finds that, under the premise of the EGD, most EU member states show a willingness to contribute to the bloc’s climate targets by strengthening the position of rail. The Commission is driving that change by increasing the competitiveness of the sector and concentrating EU resources on the expansion of cross-border infrastructure and interoperability. Nonetheless, European railway integration is still missing an engaged large member state that would assume leadership in railway investment and standard-setting. |
| Supervisor | Izsak, Daniel |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/ney_florian.pdf |
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