GRB Position Paper - Route Compatibility Check

Thursday, 19 July 2018

This position paper sets out the Group of Representative Bodies’ (GRB) view on the general principles for the route compatibility check (RCC) before the use of authorised vehicles as outlined in Article 23 of the Interoperability Directive (EU) 2016/797.

CER-EIM-UIC Position Paper - COR SMD: A European safety Database

Tuesday, 17 July 2018

CER, EIM and UIC support a form of enhanced safety management data capture at European level. CER and EIM suggest to openly consider UIC to set up and maintain the European safety database as a neutral service provider for the Agency.

GRB/SFR - Sector Vision for the Future of Reference Standards

Friday, 13 July 2018

This paper sets out the railway sector’s vision for how referenced standards within the Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs) should be managed in the future.

Minimum Connections Times (MCTs)

Monday, 2 July 2018

The scope of this CER Position Paper is to propose to all the sector stakeholders and the European Union Agency for Railways the adoption of a fair and non-discriminatory obligation to use existing and regulated minimum connection time (MCT) data in journey planners.

Public consultation on the draft Implementing Regulation on the Economic Equilibrium Test (EET)

Friday, 18 May 2018

During the past months CER presented in several meetings with the European Commission and other stakeholders concerns of the railway sector regarding the Draft Implementing Regulation on the Economic Equilibrium Test proposed by the European Commission (DG MOVE).

Review of Regulation 1073/2009 (coaches), with Regulation 1071/2009 (market access)

Tuesday, 15 May 2018

Road transport and railways both complement each other and compete with each other in the single European transport area.

Ljubljana Declaration by the stakeholders of the CEF Transport Campaign

Thursday, 26 April 2018

The following declaration, made on the occasion of the 2018 TEN-T Days in Ljubljana, is endorsed by CER and more than 40 other European associations representing transport, infrastructure managers, operators, contractors, local and regional authorities, logistics service providers, shippers,...

Joint Statement - Call for a realistic timetable for transitioning to new lighting technologies

Tuesday, 27 March 2018

Increasing the level set for energy efficiency requirements of products designed with LED technology is beneficial not only for the consumer, but also for the environment, for society and for the competitiveness of Europe’s industry.

CER Position Paper - Commission proposal COM(2017)648 amending Directive 92/106/EEC on combined transport

Monday, 26 March 2018

Road-rail combined transport services play a major role in the rail freight business and in the wider freight transport sector. Intermodal rail freight is a growing segment and accounts for more than 20% of the total rail freight. It grew by 43% in the period 2005-2015.

A sufficient EU budget for the best rail system in Europe

Thursday, 8 February 2018

To continue delivering the rail sector's far-reaching objectives, the CEF transport budget should be increased in the next MFF in order to contribute to the huge financials needs of the transport sector.

Read more in this joint CER-EIM position paper.