A CER Statement on Brexit

Monday, 16 October 2017

CER has been since 1988 a key contributor to all public debates on all aspects of the EU transport and climate policy, providing policy- and law-makers with reliable information, solid arguments and sound proposals.

CER acknowledges formal methods and process proposed by EULYNX as good practice

Monday, 16 October 2017

With this position paper, CER voices its support for the EULYNX approach of modularity in defining and standardising interfaces in the future digital railway system by strict application of formal methods for the design of technical systems.

CER position on the practical arrangement on ERTMS track side approval

Friday, 13 October 2017

CER acknowledges the last version of the working paper v0.6 on practical arrangements for trackside approval published in March 2017.

Road charging / Revising the Eurovignette Directive

Wednesday, 27 September 2017

Railways pay distance-based charges everywhere in the EU (100% tolling by EU law), covering at least the direct cost of infrastructure use, plus often a mark-up. By contrast, even for major roads (motorways and other main roads), charges (vignettes or tolls) are currently only applied to trucks... Read More

More EU budget for transport

Thursday, 21 September 2017

On the occasion of the European Commission and the Estonian Presidency of the Council's Connecting Europe Conference in Tallinn on 21 and 22 September 2017, a coalition of thirty European transport organisations launched their campaign for a strong Connecting Europe Facility for the next... Read More

Post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework - Views of the rail sector

Thursday, 21 September 2017

In the context of the budgetary discussions for the post-2020 period, we – the European associations representing the rail sector – would like to explain in this joint paper why it is important for the European Union to continue investing in rail projects, particularly considering the benefits... Read More

JNS urgent procedure “Broken wheels” – JNS recommendation

Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Due to an increasing number of reports on incidents (broken rims/webs of some wheel types) concerning freight wagons, a JNS urgent procedure “Broken wheels” was kicked off.

Recommendations for the RINF stabilisation and development

Tuesday, 22 August 2017

The Group of Representative Bodies (GRB) is a grouping of railway associations in Europe with the role of supporting, in a transverse way, the rail sector’s input to the European Railway Agency (ERA) work programme and its effect on safety and interoperability.... Read More

Public Service Rail Transport in the European Union: an Overview

Thursday, 13 July 2017

Radio spectrum for rail

Friday, 9 June 2017

Dedicated railway communications networks are used throughout Europe contributing to the transportation, security and safety of about 9 billion passengers in Europe every year. This CER Fact Sheet illustrates why rail needs its own frequency bands to safely transport passengers and goods across... Read More