Topic: ETF

It’s time the EU commits to financial support for rail to meet policy goals

Consistency in pursuing goals, political commitment and explicit financial guarantees. Those are the three pillars that will ensure rail investments take place in a targeted…
‘Halt investigations on state-owned companies,’ demands ETF

Concerns around the ongoing investigations on DB Cargo and Fret SNCF are amplifying. The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the European Trade Union Confederation…
To liberalise or not: is rail freight under attack?

Market liberalisation has been a crucial component of rail freight growth in Europe. Since markets, like the German, started opening up to private initiatives less…
ANALYSIS A common language for European train drivers: additional hurdle or solution?

The European rail sector remains divided: should there be a common language for cross-border train operations for staff such as train drivers, personnel and traffic…
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…