in 1979. 1979: Interrail Senior, for travellers over 65, was introduced. 1982: The six-month residency requirement was introduced. 1985: Some ferry services were included. 1989: An adult offer was introduced in the Nordic countries, with 265 adult passengers in the first year. 1991: The end of the Soviet Union led to expansion of the Interrail zone, and an adult offer was introduced in the UK. 1994: Twenty-nine of the 33 present-day countries are included (all except Bosnia-Herzegovina); the IRC has seven zones, with Zone D including Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Yugoslavia. 1998: Interrail passes become available to all ages, with fares based on age. The eight-zone system is established, omitting Bosnia-Herzegovina. 2001: The Eurail Group is formed, taking over marketing and management of Interrail and Eurail. 2005: Bosnia-Herzegovina joins the IRC. 2007: On April 1, the Eurail Group takes over all Interrail Pass products; zone system replaced with Interrail Global Pass (30 participating countries) and One Country Pass range. Eurodomino discontinued. 2013: Launch of the Rail Planner app 2015: Eurail and Interrail align their logos; Greek Islands Pass introduced. 2017: Youth fare age limit raised to 27. 2018: Turkey and Serbia join Eurail One-country Pass. Czech Republic and Poland join Eurail two-country select pass. 2019: 1st and 2nd class are available for all products (except Greek Islands domestic). Furthermore, Lithuanian Railways join Interrail. The New Greek Islands Pass is now also valid for 5 domestic trips and increases to 53 islands. It was announced that railway operators in the United Kingdom would cease participation in the scheme after a dispute, however this decision was promptly reversed. 2020: Estonia and Latvia join Interrail. 2022: Interrail and Eurrail introduce a new joint logo along with a brand identity refresh. DiscoverEU In 2015, German activists Vincent-Immanuel Herr and Martin Speer approached European Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans with a proposal to provide all EU youth with a free one-month Interrail Global Pass at age 18. Their effort was documented by Politico Europe's Brussels Playbook. According to Herr and Speer, their idea would help to overcome stereotypes in Europe and problems with nationalism in several countries by enabling a whole generation (not just a small fraction of it) to explore Europe. They subsequently wrote a number of articles about their idea, started a change.org petition, and approached more EU politicians. The idea was picked up by a number of EU