Position papers
Position papers
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Rail Freight Corridors & Timetable Redesign (TTR)
Monday, 4 April 2022
EU Regulation 913/2010 on the creation of a European rail network for competitive freight transport relies on so-called 'Rail Freight Corridors' (RFCs) to achieve transport and environmental policy goals in Europe.
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CER Position - Proposal for a Regulation on TEN-T Guidelines
Monday, 28 March 2022
The Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network, amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1153 and Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulation (EU) 1315/2013 (TEN-T Regulation), puts forward...
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CER guiding principles for the revision of the Weights & Dimensions Directive
Friday, 18 March 2022
Rail is 7 times more energy-efficient than road, therefore cooperation, coordination and solidarity between modes is the way forward if we want to be able to transport goods using less energy.
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CER Position - Action plan to boost long-distance and cross-border passenger rail
Friday, 11 March 2022
European railways welcome the timely adoption of the EU Action plan to boost long-distance and cross-border passenger rail services, which shows the commitment of the European Commission to reach ambitious goals coming from the EU Green Deal and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy.
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Striving for a virtual European Traffic Management
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
The EU’s Smart and Sustainable Mobility Strategy sets ambitious targets in rail transport, granting it a prominent role in the transition towards zero-emission mobility and the delivery of the EU Green Deal objectives.
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CER Position - CountEmissions EU
Friday, 17 December 2021
According to the EU Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, the Commission plans to establish a European framework for the harmonised measurement of transport and logistics greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2022.
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CER Position - Making transport fit for 55
Wednesday, 15 December 2021
With this position paper, CER would like to contribute to the legislative discussion on the Fit for 55 package with concrete policy suggestions that recognise the role of rail as the most energy-efficient transport mode and the existing solution that reconciles economic growth and job creation...
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CER Position - Multimodal Digital Mobility Services Regulation
Tuesday, 2 November 2021
Responding to the European Commission's inception impact assessment on the proposal for a Regulation on Multimodal Digital Mobility Services, CER put forward the below position paper calling for support of sector-based solutions as the starting point when improving multimodal ticketing.
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CER Position - Inception Impact Assessment on Revision of Rail State aid Guidelines
Friday, 29 October 2021
CER members welcome the European Commission's Inception Impact Assessment (IIA) for the Revision of the Community Guidelines on State aid for railway undertakings.
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CER Ticketing Roadmap
Thursday, 30 September 2021
European railways realise that the railway system is a fundamental pillar to reach the European carbon emission goals of the ‘European Green Deal’ and therefore we will actively contribute to its successful implementation. In order to achieve the necessary modal shift, we will need to focus on...
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