Today the European Commission is publishing the #PassengerPackage - legislation to fix railway ticketing

[funkylab@mastodon.social]

@jon @tomtom this makes me a bit excited for what's to come!

[jon@gruene.social]

@funkylab @tomtom Oh it's going to be radical, that much I can assure you. But it is also going to be unworkable, and that is my worry.

[jon@gruene.social]

Live stream due to start at 11:45 when Transport Commissioner Tzitzikostas is due to present the proposals https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/ebs/grid?ebs=yes&ebsplus=yes&date=20260513 #PassengerPackage

[notsoloud@expressional.social]

@jon
I don't know much about the Commission, but sometimes a radical but unworkable strategy is set out in order to scare people towards a less radical but workable solution.
@funkylab @tomtom

[jon@gruene.social]

@notsoloud That is my hope, yes. But I am not sure they really thought it that way here. @funkylab @tomtom

[jon@gruene.social]

I know two of the three legal texts of the #PassengerPackage will be numbered COM(2026) 231 and COM(2026) 232. The third one, I don't know.

Just in case when - as is normal - the Commission bla bla comms page about the proposal goes live and then they don't link to the legal proposals, and you need to dig elsewhere.

[eq@mas.to]

@jon At least the swedish article you linked is just a commenting article, it has no truths in it, just guesswork from the journalists side spiced up with some quotes from related people.

Holding thumbs for something good that is workable.

[ignaloidas@not.acu.lt]

@jon@gruene.social the "One journey, one ticket" headline that's visible on the stream is certainly not inspiring confidence

[jon@gruene.social]

@eq It's not guesswork. That journalist knows what's coming. Trust me, I have seen pieces from journalists that don't! I have the leaks too.

[jon@gruene.social]

"One journey, one ticket" #PassengerPackage

Yeah

But no https://jonworth.eu/one-ticket-or-more-than-one-ticket-for-my-international-train-trip-more-than-one-with-passenger-rights-is-the-simpler-solution/

[jon@gruene.social]

OK here we go, press conference starting #PassengerPackage

[jon@gruene.social]

Here's my take on the #PassengerPackage

"How the gospel - the Political Guidelines - left the European Commission with a ticketing proposal both radical and unworkable"

How the gospel - the Political Guidelines - left the European Commission with a ticketing proposal both radical and unworkable

Ursula von der Leyen called her disciples, the Commissioners, to gather around. Holding up a bound edition of the Political Guidelines, she conferred a great responsibility onto each of them. Beckoning disciple for transport, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, towards her, she gave him his instructions: "cross-border train travel is still too difficult

Jon Worth (jonworth.eu)

[sobex@social.sciences.re]

@jon Heresy ! Heresy !

Would it be useful to email our representatives about the issues with the proposal and try to convince them to amend the proposal to multiple tickets pax rights ?

[jon@gruene.social]

Here are the documents: https://transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/one-journey-one-ticket-full-rights-commission-simplifies-europe-wide-travel-booking-and-train-travel-2026-05-13_en #PassengerPackage

[jon@gruene.social]

"Our vision is very clear," says Tzitzikostas. "One journey, one ticket!"

If only it were to work like that

#PassengerPackage

[jon@gruene.social]

Noooooooo, ah what he is saying is not what the Regulation says, not clearly anyway. #PassengerPackage

[jon@gruene.social]

NJOOOOOOAOOAOOAOOAOO #PassengerPackage

[jon@gruene.social]

Ah this is such a mess #PassengerPackage

[jon@gruene.social]

This is a mess #PassengerPackage

[jon@gruene.social]

This is not going to work. #PassengerPackage

There is a SINGLE TRANSACTION obligation to get rights - see https://transport.ec.europa.eu/document/download/fc019827-59c9-400f-a530-4d7d21957a7d_en?filename=COM_2026_233_Proposal_on_the_protection_of_passengers_with_single_tickets.pdf

BUT that means that IF you have some ticket already - a Klimaticket for example - and want to add something on to that, you are left without rights