Editorial: Liberation

• Europe is not just a complex assembly of nations focused on their identities and cultures, it is also a vast territory crossed by rivers and trains, connecting people, places and monuments, defying borders and the language barrier.
• The train is an effective tool to understand European unity as it lets one experience diversity of landscapes and the ease of crossing from one country to another unnoticeably.
• The train is the means of transport of the future that does not disturb the climate and removes borders.
• The reporter who undertook the journey across several European countries could attest the efficiency and benefits of rail transport.
• Despite the benefits of rail transport, there is still a long way to go to convince states and corporations to invest in this mode that experienced a major setback when the world focused on aviation.

Conclusion: Viewing Europe as a geographical and cultural unity traversed by trains, beyond borders and languages, could potentially be vital for the continent's future, especially in the context of a rising nationalism and extreme right.

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