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Editorial
Dear Visitor,
First of all, let me use this opportunity to wish you all the best for 2011. I hope you had happy holidays as well as time to recover and prepare for all challenges the New Year may bring.
As you are for sure aware, snowfalls and icy temperatures across Europe were affecting many travelers at the start of their Christmas break. Like every mode, rail had been affected by the severe weather conditions but remained a robust mode of transport.
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Future of Transport |
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CER to support Commission proposal towards a single European railway area
The European Commission has recently published the proposal to recast the first railway package which aims at codifying major pieces of railway legislation and at further facilitating the establishment of a single European railway area. CER welcomes this effort and outlines the sector’s position.
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Moving towards sustainable mobility: European rail sector strategy
The new strategy outlining how the rail sector can reduce its environmental impact, ‘Moving towards Sustainable Mobility: European Rail Sector Strategy 2030 and beyond’, was approved as a joint CER/UIC document in December.
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Cancún agreement reignites debate on raising 2020 emissions target
Further pressure on the EU to raise its greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target from 20% to 30% by 2020 is the most likely consequence of the agreement reached at the recent UN Climate Change Conference (COP 16) in Cancún, Mexico to affect European transport policy, as details became clearer following the end of the conference on 11 December.
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Moving People, Moving Goods |
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Bus & coach passenger rights: new EU legislation at the expense of passengers
A hurried agreement on new EU legislation on bus and coach passenger rights was reached on 30 November between European Parliament and Council representatives. CER is disappointed about this agreement as it does not guarantee necessary rights for bus passengers and at the same time does not equally treat different modes of transport.
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Infrastructure |
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Mid-term review of the TEN-T 2007-2013 multi-annual programme
European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas presented the first ever mid-term review of the 2007-2013 multi-annual programme (MAP) in the European Parliament’s TRAN Committee on 27 October.
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Review of Commission’s effectiveness in financing rail transport infrastructure
The European Court of Auditors recently carried out a review of EU’s actions on co-financing of rail infrastructure, and examined its effectiveness in improving the performance of trans-European axes.
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News in short |
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Vice-President Kallas presents his plans for 2011 to the European Parliament
On the occasion of the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee on 9 November, European Commission Vice President Siim Kallas, responsible for transport, exchanged views with Members of the European Parliament about the European Commission’s 2011 Work Programme.
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News from the political world
High-level political changes in Latvia, France and Poland.
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CER events |
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Ken Livingstone and Stefan Haas receive European Railway Award 2011
The European Railway Award 2011 will be presented to former mayor of London Ken Livingstone for political achievements and to Stefan Haas, member of the Management Board at Knorr Bremse, for technical achievements.
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New rail ticketing offers for better customer service
While European railway companies are constantly striving to provide market driven solutions and to further improve their customer-friendly ticket offers, the market should not be distorted by over-regulation. This was the conclusion of an informal meeting organised on 16 November by CER in the European Parliament.
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