European railways comply with ‘user pays’ and ‘polluter pays’ principles
European railways comply with the principles of ‘user pays’ and ‘polluter pays’, better than any other motorised transport mode. This is a key insight from the European Commission’s new study on transport cost internalisation. It...Read moreCatherine Trautmann wins European Railway Award
Catherine Trautmann, the coordinator of the TEN-T North Sea-Baltic rail corridor, has won the European Railway Award on Wednesday in Brussels. She also received a check of 10 thousand Euros. Trautmann plans to donate the...Read more
Rail Freight Forward coalition signed in Katowice
On Friday 14 December, the Rail Freight Forward coalition was launched in Katowice, Poland. This is a coalition of European rail freight companies committed to reducing the negative impact of freight transport on the planet....Read more
Rail Freight Day 2018: what was achieved in the last 2 years?
At the Rail Freight Day in Vienna yesterday, nine European rail sector associations (CLECAT, EIM, ERFA, EUG, ESC, RNE, UIP, UIRR, UNIFE), supported by the rail freight corridors, presented their progress in implementing the Sector...Read more
EU Parliament votes for larger transport budget
Two committees of the EU Parliament have voted in favour of an increased budget for transport in the financing period 2021-2027. The amount comes to 37.8 billion Euros, including the amounts transferred from the Cohesion...Read more
EU rail sector: Graz Declaration could mark beginning of new era
The rail sector associations CER, EIM, ERFA, UIP, UIRR and UNIFE welcome the Graz Declaration, pushing for environment-friendly transportation in Europe. The rail sector stands ready to intensify its collaborative efforts in acting as a...Read more
Major step forward to wider road charging regime
The European Parliament has approved the vast majority of amendments enabling a wider charging regime for road vehicles. For the rail industry, the changes indicate a step forward to a level playing field and a...Read more
CER: only rail reduced emissions while increasing volume
Transport is the only sector in Europe which has failed to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions during the last two decades. However, rail is the only mode of transport which has reduced its emissions while...Read more
CER calls for extra 10 billion to fund digitalisation in railways
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) has called for an additional 10 billion Euros in the new CEF transport budget to support the digital transformation of rail. Without this support, the deployment...Read more
Container Exchange Route in Port of Rotterdam to shorten port procedure
The construction of the Container Exchange Route (CER) in the Port of Rotterdam will commence in the last quarter of this year. The transport solution is expected to make the exchange of containers more efficient,...Read more
30.6 billion Euros fund for European transport confirmed
The European Commission has unveiled the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) budget proposal for the period 2021-2027. It confirmed a CEF Transport budget of 30.6 billion Euros, promising to continue support of improved interoperability and border...Read more
More EU funding needed for completion TEN-T network
Over forty stakeholders from the transport and related sectors jointly unveiled the Ljubljana Declaration, asking for an increased EU budget for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) under the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). This is...Read more
Award plaudits for freight-friendly Gotthard project
Visionaries who designed the Gotthard Base Tunnel – the world’s longest rail tunnel – to shift freight to rail on a mass scale have received the 2018 European Railway Award. Built over 17 years and costing...Read more
CER calls for extra EU investment to help rail
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) is demanding that European policymakers increase central funding in the coming years to meet the rail – including freight – sector’s needs. CER wants the budget for...Read more
Gotthard Tunnel’s freight shift secures 2018 Railway Award
Gotthard Base Tunnel, which is at the heart of the crucial Rhine-Alpine rail freight axis, has been named as the winner of the 2018 European Railway Award. The world’s longest rail tunnel – linking Italy with...Read more
CER and ETF work plan focuses on freight
A special focus on rail freight forms part of a joint work plan by the European Transport Workers Federation (ETF) and the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER). Following a meeting in Brussels, the...Read more