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Jim starts petition after frustrating cycling holiday: "European rail network must improve"

Jim starts petition after frustrating cycling holiday: "European rail network must improve"

Jim Odenhoven from Amsterdam is launching a European Citizens' Initiative to improve the European rail network following a frustrating cycling trip plagued by delays and booking complications. To have his proposals for better rail coordination and pricing considered by the European Parliament, he must collect one million signatures from across Europe starting in September.

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