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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CER Essay series
The CER Essays initiative features a series of essays that show the rail sector as contributing not only to EU transport policy, but touching on different aspects of...
Joint letter on the inclusion of rail in the Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age
On February 1st 2023, a Communication on a Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age (GDIP) was adopted to enhance the competitiveness of Europe’s net-zero industry and...
Study on smart and affordable high-speed services in the European Union shows the way to future sustainable mobility
The study contracted by Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-RAIL) in collaboration with the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants in Europe (ALLRAIL), the Community of European...
Smart and affordable rail services in the EU: a socio-economic and environmental study for High-Speed in 2030 and 2050
This report presents the main findings underpinning the establishment of a European High-Speed Rail (HSR) Network connecting the main European cities and regions, combining...
Eurovignette: the path to modal shift but not yet the destination
It is not easy to provide a clear judgment on the provisional agreement reached on Eurovignette at the trialogue of 15 June. The positive elements present in the text will, in...
Decarbonisation of EU transport requires fair and transparent intermodal conditions
For more than two decades, internalisation of external costs has been high on the agenda of European transport and environment policy but so far little progress has been achieved...
CER launches the Future is Rail campaign
Today the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) launches its Future is Rail campaign, showing rail as a smarter, cleaner and more connected means of...
Railways address Europe’s Transport Ministers ahead of Year of Rail debate
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) have addressed a letter to all EU Ministers of Transport to outline the priority needs of rail. The initiative...
Reply to public consultation - Revision of the Energy Taxation Directive
In the context of the European Green Deal, the European Commission launched on 23 July 2020 a public consultation on the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive (...
A blueprint for greater focus on rail in the quest for green mobility
European transport must be carbon-neutral at the latest by 2050, with clear mid-term milestones set for 2030 and 2040. This is the objective proposed by the Community of European...
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EU transport in figures - Statistical pocketbook
This publication provides an overview of annual transport-related statistics in Europe. It covers the European Union and its 27 Member States and, as far as possible, the current...
