Infrastructure
Modern, efficient and reliable infrastructure is the backbone of the European economy. The rail network in Europe enables the transport of passengers and goods across member states with high efficiency and low emissions.
Related CER Publications
Europe's economic recovery after Covid-19: help finance it by applying user-pays and polluter-pays principles in transport
Since March 2020, the EU and its member states have committed more than €3trn to support their economies against the Covid-19 pandemic's immediate economic fallout. Further public...
Rail sector joins forces to contribute to sustainable and smart mobility in Europe
Transport accounts for a quarter of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions, which are projected to grow further upon a post-pandemic return to business-as-usual. To achieve the EU...
Joint statement of the rail sector on the forthcoming Strategy for Sustainable and Smart Mobility
Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, CER together with the association of the European rail infrastructure managers (EIM) and the association of the European rail supply...
Revision of TEN-T Regulation 1315/2013 - ensuring the core network
The trans-European transport network (TEN-T) is an essential tool for the development of multimodal, green and efficient mobility in Europe and for enabling rail to unleash its...
A Green Recovery Plan continues to be necessary
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) welcomes the European Commission’s intentions to “boost … rail travel and clean mobility in our cities and...
CER & UNIFE call for an EU budget that integrates rail into the European post-COVID-19 recovery
On 20 April, CER and UNIFE addressed a letter to European Commission Vice-President Timmermans, Transport Commissioner Adina Vălean, Cohesion and Reforms Commissioner Elisa...
Strategic Deployment Agenda for 5G Connectivity and Spectrum for Rail
The CER-EIM Strategic Deployment Agenda for 5G Connectivity and Spectrum for Rail describes and provides guidance on how to implement two 5G lighthouses that will enhance...
Rail sector welcomes European Parliament COVID Resolution
The undersigned European associations – representing infrastructure managers, railway operators, intermodal companies, wagon keepers and the rail supply industry – jointly:...
COVID-19 | Transport keeps us going
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 a pandemic and governments worldwide have taken wide-ranging measures to contain the spread of the...
Railway operations during COVID-19
Keeping European mobility operational during the COVID-19 pandemic is key. The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) stresses that railways are doing...
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TEN-T - Connecting Europe
As of January 2014, the European Union has a new transport infrastructure policy that connects the continent between East and West, North and South. This policy aims to close the...
Innovation & Networks Executive Agency
The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) is the successor of the Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (TEN-T EA), which was created by the European...
