Position Paper on rail security

Monday, 15 February 2016

Following the current discussions on rail security at EU level, and given the growing expectations for the European Commission, the Member States as well as the railway sector to take appropriate actions in the field of rail security, CER presents this Position paper on rail...

Resolving the remaining DMI issues before the adoption of next ERTMS specification release

Wednesday, 6 January 2016

In the letter sent mid 2015 and in the RISC workshops, CER alerted the Agency and the European Commission on the need to ensure the appropriate resolution of some change requests, namely the CR1249 “bundle”, which would affect railway operations.

Joint letter from the Platform for Electro-mobility: Electro-mobility is key to decarbonise Europe’s transport sector within the Energy Union

Wednesday, 18 November 2015

CER/EIM Position Paper “Ballast Pick-up due to Aerodynamic Effects”

Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Aerodynamic loads on the trackbed generated by the passing of trains at high speed may cause individual pieces of ballast to move and rise.

Removing VAT-related distortions between transport modes: Exempt all cross-border passenger transport from VAT

Thursday, 18 June 2015

Based on an analysis of competitive distortions and on discussions with representatives of the European Commission, Member States and other transport market stakeholders, CER proposes to change the VAT Directive so as to allow Member States to remove existing distortions between transport modes...

Track maintenance for noise control by means of acoustic grinding

Thursday, 4 June 2015

The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) welcomes the idea that track noise should be controlled in order to improve the overall noise performance of the railway system.

CER position paper on access to transportation data

Tuesday, 12 May 2015

Technology has started a revolution in the world of mobility, and has radically modified passengers’ expectations. Modern passengers expect personalised, user-friendly and accurate information services to plan their itineraries and make decisions in only a few clicks.

Implementation of the Recast - ‘Conditions of access to services’ – Article 13

Friday, 13 March 2015

In view of the intention of the European Commission (DG MOVE) to start the implementation of Article 13 of the Recast ‘Conditions of access to services’, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) would like to draw attention to some concerns related to this early...

CER letter on EFSI and the Technical Pillar of the 4th Railway Package

Thursday, 26 February 2015

In this letter to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc, CER Chairman Christian Kern and CER Executive Director Libor Lochman express concerns of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies regarding the European...

Assessment for the mid-term review of the Transport White Paper 2011

Monday, 23 February 2015

The Transport White Paper, adopted by the European Commission in March 2011, provided a comprehensive strategy and vision for tomorrow’s transport in Europe. In the context of the Commission’s forthcoming mid-term review of the Transport White Paper CER reiterates that: