ECR Member and Marhsal of the Lubelskie Region in Poland, Jarosław Stawiarski, participated in the COTER Commission meeting on 22 June, during which he highlighted the importance of rail and outlined its huge advantages: "Rail is a genuine alternative to flights for distances up to 800km and it can also replace other land transportations".

As the CoR Rapporteur on the opinion on the European Year of Rail 2021, the Marshal called for more to be done, such as "increased funding for the infrastructure of new corridors and better connections with night trains and high-speed trains". He also urged for them to be more accessible. One way that services could be improved is via online ticket sales, and the ECR member also referred to the creation of a European ticket system - "all this should be included in the pro-rail campaign".

​To conclude the Marshal emphasized that Europe's rail sector needs to be strengthened and here he specifically mentioned that "remote regions should be included as well, so that people living in those regions can also enjoy rail transport and a better standard of life". He called for rail transport to be supported "because it is our future".