Economic footprint
Rail is an essential component of the transport system, and transport is an essential function of any modern economy.
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Review of Regulation 1073/2009 (coaches), with Regulation 1071/2009 (market access)
Road transport and railways both complement each other and compete with each other in the single European transport area. A level regulatory and economic playing field between...
Public Service Rail Transport in the European Union: an Overview
Public service transport plays a crucial role in passenger transport in the European Union since the vast majority of rail passenger transport services in the EU are currently...
Greening Europe’s transport by introducing distance-based road tolling everywhere in Europe
Today, European transport ministers are having a first discussion on the mobility initiatives recently presented by the European Commission. While they are a step in the right...
Europe on the Move: a step in the right direction but does it reach far enough?
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) welcomes yesterday’s publication of a set of mobility initiatives by the European Commission. Yet the...
Platform for Electro-mobility Joint Statement on Road Tolling
In this joint statement, 21 members of the European Platform for Electro-mobility, including CER, call on policymakers to encourage road tolling across the EU as a smart...
Third Annual Report on the development of women's employment in the European railway sector
As an outcome of the joint CER – ETF – EIM project on women in the rail sector (WIR - Women In Rail) the European social partners in the railway sector decided to introduce annual...
EU VAT Action Plan - CER Position Paper
CER supports the European Commission's proposal, made in its VAT Action Plan of April 2016, to grant Member States more freedom in setting their VAT rates, specifically to make...
A Roadmap for Digital Railways
Digitalisation is one of the top priorities for the rail sector and its future. Representing the railways, CER, CIT, EIM and UIC present this joint Roadmap for digital railways...
Promoting employment and attractive working conditions in the European rail sector - Final report
In order to analyse the assets and potential of the rail sector as an employer, CER and ETF promoted the two-year joint social partner project ‘Promoting employment and attractive...
Removing VAT-related distortions between transport modes: Exempt all cross-border passenger transport from VAT
Based on an analysis of competitive distortions and on discussions with representatives of the European Commission, Member States and other transport market stakeholders, CER...
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EU transport in figures - Statistical pocketbook 2015
This publication provides an overview of the most recent and most pertinent annual transport-related statistics in Europe. It covers the European Union and its 28 Member States...
