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The revised Regulation introduces clearer transition provisions, improved alignment between legal and technical requirements, and new references supporting ETCS and ATO testing activities across the European rail system.

The Agency has introduced RSS feeds on its website, enabling users to subscribe to the content that interests them and receive updates automatically without needing to browse the site.

Following the request from the European Commission, the Agency has published the first comprehensive assessment of extreme weather impacts on the rail system, together with six proposals to strengthen the EU legal framework regulating resilience to climate change.

Women continue to be significantly underrepresented in the railway workforce. In support of ongoing efforts to address this imbalance and promote greater diversity and inclusion across the sector, the 2026 Women in Rail Award has been launched.

Discover the refreshed “What’s New?” page on the ERA website, highlighting all content published or updated in the past 30 days with a clearer, more readable layout.

ERA has published a report presenting findings and recommendations on rail traction energy measurement and cross-border interoperability across the EU.

Version 10 of the Guidance on Entities in Charge of Maintenance has just been published, supporting the harmonised application of the ECM framework and incorporating lessons learned as well as the findings of the First Agency Report on its implementation.

On 2 March 2026, the new Technical Specification for Interoperability (TSI) relating to Telematics Applications enters into force, enabling interoperable rail data sharing across Europe.

On 23 February 2026, the European ERTMS Coordinator has published the Third Work Plan on the deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) across EU Member States.