That is why it was necessary, as part of the Second Railway Package in 2004, to create within the existing institutional framework, and with respect for the balance of power in the Union, a European agency dealing with railway safety and interoperability.
Sin an fáth go raibh sé riachtanach, mar chuid den Dara Pacáiste Iarnróid in 2004, gníomhaireacht Eorpach a dhéileálann le sábháilteacht agus idir-inoibritheacht iarnróid a chruthú laistigh den chreat institiúideach atá ann faoi láthair, agus cothromaíocht na cumhachta san Aontas á hurramú.