Brussels recognizes that it is "very worrying" that Spain has suffered two train accidents in less than a year: "Without a doubt, it is something we do not want to see"

The European Commission has received that it is "very worrying" that Spain has suffered two train accidents "in the same year." "We have been working for two years to promote rail transport, to make it faster, safer and easier for citizens to use. Therefore, it is undoubtedly something that we do not want to see," said the European Commissioner for Transport, the Greek Apostolos Tzitzikostas, this Wednesday.

"And, of course, especially when these accidents cause tragedies with loss of human life," continued the resonant Greek, who also pointed out what in his opinion is the solution to ensure that the train is totally safe: the ERTMS system.

"If there is something that we have learned from all the experience accumulated with previous railway strategies in Europe, it is that, if we want to raise the safety levels of the European railway network, we have to deploy the ERTMS system as quickly as possible on all our lines," he noted at the press conference he offered in the community capital. "This is the only way to achieve a high level of safety and also the only way to really bet on the development of high-speed rail in Europe," he added.

Tzitzikostas also stated that, this morning, the Government of Spain has requested "technical support" from the European Union Railway Agency (ERA). "And we are already providing it to them," he continued.

"However, we must understand that the investigation is still ongoing. It is too early to draw definitive conclusions about the reasons and causes of the accident. We are here, prepared to help Spain, and it is true that railway safety is guaranteed through a shared framework in which our Member States, national authorities, railway operators and the institutions of the European Union participate," he stressed.