Events

21st Conference of the European Passengers’ Federation

On the occasion of the '21st Conference of the European Passengers’ Federation', CER Executive Director Alberto Mazzola will participate in the Multimodal Digital Mobility Services (MDMS) ...

21-Jun-2024

Warsaw

22-May-2024 - 24-May-2024

International Transport Forum 2024 Summit

The annual Summit of the International Transport Forum is the world’s largest gathering of transport ministers and the premier global transport policy event. Participants at the 2024 Summit will ref ...

Leipzig, Germany

23-Apr-2024 - 25-Apr-2024

ERTMS 2024 Conference

The next edition of the ERTMS 2024 Conference will focus on the new features and functionalities integrated into ERTMS as a result of the CCS TSI revision. It will also give light to the successes and ...

Valenciennes, France

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Launch of the CER Rail Manifesto 'On Track For Europe' 2024-2029

Ahead of the EU elections, CER is putting forward to all EU policymakers its Manifesto 'On Track for Europe' to inspire rail-friendly policy initiatives from the first day of the new legislature. The ...

17-Apr-2024

Boosting Rail Freight Transport in Europe: what worked – and what still needs to be done

The Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union will held a conference on rail freight: Boosting Rail Freight Transport in Europe: what worked – and what still needs to be done. Th ...

02-Apr-2024

Brussels, Belgium

02-Apr-2024 - 05-Apr-2024

Connecting Europe Days 2024

The Connecting Europe Days (formerly known as TEN-T Days) is Europe’s mobility flagship event. It will bring together politicians, industry representatives and the European Commission to discus ...

Brussels, Belgium

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European Railway Award 2024 - Register Now

The railway sector is full of bright ideas, ingenious innovation and bold policy initiatives devised to enhance, grow and strengthen the rail mode today and for the future. The European Railway Award, ...

29-Jan-2024

16th European Space Conference | Transport & Space

CER Executive Director Alberto Mazzola will participate in the 16th European Space Conference during the Transport & Space session. You can find more information about the conference here. ...

24-Jan-2024

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Optimising rail capacity management

Moving more goods and people on rail to meet EU Green Deal objectives requires a substantial increase of rail infrastructure capacity. In addition to physical and digital infrastructure, it is key to ...

23-Jan-2024

European Parliament, Strasbourg (room WEISS S2.2)

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Connecting the high-speed dots: The key to faster, cleaner East-West connectivity

The Central and Eastern European region has a key role to play in the realisation of an EU High-Speed Rail Network connecting all EU capitals and major cities. Working with their partners to the West, ...

17-Jan-2024

11-Jan-2024 - 11-Jan-2024

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Study presentation - Impacts of the proposed amendments to the Weights and Dimensions Directive

The proposals tabled by the European Commission as part of the Greening Freight Transport Package include the revision of the Directive on the Weights and Dimensions of road vehicles. The stated aims ...

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The High-Speed Solution for an ever closer and sustainable Europe

Promoting climate-friendly travel to connect Europe, means promoting the creation of an interoperable high-speed rail network linking European capitals and major cities, joining up urban nodes and air ...

08-Nov-2023

25-Oct-2023 - 26-Oct-2023

ERA Multimodal Conference 2023

The European Union Agency for Railways is hosting the 3rd ERA Multimodal Conference in Hamburg on 25-26 October, in collaboration with the European Commission, and the German and European rail secto ...

Hamburg

04-Oct-2023 - 05-Oct-2023

World Passenger Festival 2023

The World Passenger Festival is a leading conference and exhibition focused on the tech, strategy and innovation driving the public transport industry forward. On 5 October CER's Bla� ...

Messe Wien, Vienna

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CER Summer Cocktail 2023

CER held its Summer Cocktail in Brussels on 26 June, the association’s annual networking event with EU policymakers and rail & transport stakeholders. This year, the event was opened by guest s ...

26-Jun-2023

Arts56, Brussels

16-May-2023 - 17-May-2023

SmartRail Europe 2023

This conference, organised by Railway Gazette, will bring together industry leaders, policymakers, infrastructure managers, passenger rail operators and technology specialists to discuss the latest ...

Brussels, Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the EU

Hall B6, room B61 at “transport logistic 2023” in Munich

DAC4Customers – how shippers benefit from rail freight automation through DAC

DB Cargo and the European DAC Delivery Programme (EDDP) are hosting an event at Transport Logistic 2023, the international exhibition for logistics, mobility, IT and supply chain management taking pl ...

10-May-2023

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Quality jobs for the rail system: the revision of the Train Drivers Directive

On 27 April CER sponsored an event of the MEPs platform dedicated to rail transport Rail Forum Europe (RFE). The topic focussed on the upcoming proposal for a revision of the Train Drivers Directive ( ...

27-Apr-2023

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The ticket to seamless rail travel in Europe

The European Commission is planning to adopt in June a proposal on Multi-Modal Digital Mobility Services (MDMS). The proposal is aimed at developing digital ticketing and other measures to support sus ...

24-Apr-2023

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European Railway Award 2023

The railway sector is full of bright ideas, ingenious innovation and bold policy initiatives devised to enhance, grow and strengthen the rail mode today and for the future. The European Railway Award, ...

31-Jan-2023

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Press event: Smart and Affordable High-Speed Services in the European Union

This joint press event organised by Europe's Rail JU in collaboration with CER, ALLRAIL and UNIFE explores the main findings from a new study on ‘Smart and Affordable High-Speed Servi ...

23-Jan-2023

Rail Tech Live

On Wednesday 14 December from 12:00-14:45 CET, RailTech.com is organising RailTech Live, an online event focusing on the topic of creating a seamless European rail ticketing system. During the event, ...

14-Dec-2022

Rotterdam

EDDP DACcelerate workshop on DAC cost-benefit analysis

Jointly organized by the European DAC Delivery Programme (EDDP), enabled by Europe’s Rail JU, and the DACcelerate project (H2020-S2R-GA Nr 101046657), this interactive workshop aims to address Digit ...

01-Dec-2022

EDDP DACcelerate workshop on DAC Migration

Jointly organized by the European DAC Delivery Programme (EDDP), enabled by Europe’s Rail JU, and the DACcelerate project (H2020-S2R-GA Nr 101046657), this interactive workshop aims to address how a ...

29-Nov-2022

Digital Rail Live 2022

Digital Rail Live, organised by Global Railway Review, returns for a new edition in 2022. CER Executive Director Alberto Mazzola will speak on day 1 of the conference about the successes, trends ...

07-Nov-2022

London, UK

11-Oct-2022 - 13-Oct-2022

The Track to a successful TEN-T

The Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) is essential for the coordination of major rail projects, physical and digital, across Europe. The overall development of cross-border, regional ...

European DAC Day

The Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) enables a unique opportunity to revolutionise rail freight systems in Europe. Join the European DAC Day to experience a demonstrator train in VR and lear ...

04-Oct-2022

Prague

Skills for the Rail Sector: adapting training curricula and attracting talent

On 21 September from 16:30 - 17:30, the Skill Training Alliance For the Future European Rail system (STAFFER) project (of which CER is a partner) is hosting a side event at Innotrans. Roun ...

21-Sep-2022

Berlin

Digital Automatic Coupling – Transforming Europe's Rail Freight

The ‘Digital Automatic Coupling - Transforming Europe's Rail Freight’ session at InnoTrans is organised in collaboration with the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking, Deutsche Bahn and the Euro ...

21-Sep-2022

Innotrans, Berlin

53 Avenue des Arts 1000 , Brussels Belgium

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Need for High-Speed

Thanks to all speakers and participants who joined us for this timely policy debate looking at the state of high-speed rail in Europe. You can read our press release here. Photos You ...

11-Jul-2022

53 Avenue des Arts 1000 , Brussels Belgium

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Next Generation on Track

Thanks to all speakers and participants who joined us for this timely policy debate celebrating 50 years of Interrail. You can read our press release here. Photos You can view the pic ...

17-May-2022

ERTMS 2022 Conference

The European Union Agency for Railways' 2022 ERTMS conference will take place in Valenciennes from the 26th to 28th of April 2022. It will gather experts from the European Union Agency ...

26-Apr-2022

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1st Women in Rail Awards

The European Year of Rail 2021 was a welcome opportunity to highlight the cause of women in transport and in rail in particular. By increasing the attractiveness of the sector to women, ...

08-Mar-2022

Brussels & Online

Hotel NH Brussels EU Berlaymont | Bd Charlemagne 11-19, 1000 Brussels

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Building back better with rail

In case you missed it, a recording of this event is available here. Our thanks to all our speakers and guests for making this such an interesting debate! About the event In 2020, in ...

08-Dec-2021

EESC event for the European Year of Rail 2021

On 15 November, the EESC's Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society (TEN) and Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (CCMI) organises an event ded ...

15-Nov-2021

Livestreamed from EU pavillion at COP26

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A Green Mobility and Transport system at the service of Carbon Neutral EU local communities

Jointly organised with ERA, UIC and UITP as an EU side event at COP26, this event will highlight the critical role of rail and public transport in getting on track this decade to achieve the objective ...

12-Nov-2021

Charging for access to state-owned transport infrastructure

On 21 May 2021 RailFreight.com and UIRR are organising a dedicated online event on the topic of charging for access to state-owned transport infrastructure. The aim is to bring together all stakeholde ...

21-May-2021

Lietuvos Davosas 2021

The Lithuanian Economic Forum is one of the most prominent economic and political conferences in the region. It aims to unite democratic forces around the goal of a country and the EU focused on ...

19-May-2021

High-Level Forum for Sustainable Tourism

This high-level forum organised under the Portuguese Presidency of the EU will take an in-depth look at the 'Tourism Ecosystem', namely how the European Union can help shape Tomorrow’s Tourism. ...

14-May-2021

European University Institute 'State of the Union' 10th Anniversary

The forthcoming edition of The State of the Union will mark the 10th anniversary of the European University Institute’s flagship conference, which over the past decade has ...

06-May-2021

Florence, Online

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Employment and education in the European Year of Rail

About the event The green and digital transformation is more than ever at the centre of the EU policy debate and will be key to determine tomorrow's job market. Rail has been a forward ...

27-Apr-2021

Engaging Society for Sustainable Mobility

Engaging Society for Sustainable Mobility aims to address the fundamentals of a sustainable transformation across the mobility sector during a time where trends - increasing urbanisation, falling car ...

14-Apr-2021

European Year of Rail Launch event

The launch event for the European Year of Rail is a unique opportunity to debate the benefits of rail for travellers, the economy and the climate, as well as the challenges facing the creation of ...

29-Mar-2021

10th International Railway Summit

The International Railway Summit is a meeting of the world’s key rail sector buyers and carefully selected technical experts. The theme of the 10th edition (IRS10) is 'Reimagining rail: innova ...

23-Feb-2021

8th ERA Budapest Workshop on Safety and Interoperability

The 8th Budapest’s ERA workshop, organised by the Department of Railway Authority of the Hungarian Ministry of Innovation and Technology, will be held online this year due to the outbreak of th ...

26-Nov-2020

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Unlocking the full potential of rail freight in Europe

In case you missed it, a recording of this event is available to view below. Our thanks to all our speakers and guests for making this such an interesting debate! About the event Ra ...

19-Nov-2020

Digital Transport Days 2020

The Digital Transport Days 2020 will be the occasion to better understand what role digitalisation plays in enhancing resilience against pandemic. Hosted by European Commissioner for Transport Ad ...

18-Nov-2020

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Smart rail for the EU's Green Recovery

The 18th European Week of Regions and Cities takes place from 5 to 22 October 2020. CER has partnered with the European Commission, European Committee of the Regions, European Union Age ...

20-Oct-2020

European Tourism Convention

In the Communication ‘Tourism and transport in 2020 and beyond’, adopted on 13 May 2020, the European Commission announced a European Tourism Convention to launch a dialogu ...

12-Oct-2020

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No sustainable and smart mobility without rail

Our thanks again to the speakers and all who participated. About the event The 2011 European Commission Transport White Paper set several positive goals, and yet most of them remain unachieved. Desp ...

14-Jul-2020

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Health & safety aboard rail passenger services

Our thanks again to the speakers and all who participated. About the event The effects of the corona crisis on rail passenger transport are immense, particularly in the organisation of everyday pass ...

10-Jun-2020

Thon Hotel EU - Rue de la Loi 75, 1040 Brussels

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What 'Mobility as a Service' means for the rail customer

Our thanks to all who participated in this event! About the event The growth in customer expectation and usage of the rail network means that digitalisation is necessary to improve the qua ...

06-Nov-2019

Noah's Train Anniversary event

Rail Freight Forward and the Port of Rotterdam invite you to a joint celebration of the one year anniversary of climate ambassador Noah’s Train! Noah's Train’s European journey is complete. N ...

11-Oct-2019

Rotterdam

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Funding the Single European Rail Area - Can we achieve seamless rail transport across Europe?

Our thanks to all who participated in this event! About the event The resources allocated to rail transport in the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework will play a key role in ensurin ...

19-Mar-2019

Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the EU

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COP24: the takeaways for Europe

Our thanks to all who participated in this event! About the event The 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP24) successfully concluded in Katowice in December 2018 with th ...

29-Jan-2019

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Rail - Europe's climate solution?

Our thanks to all who participated in this event. About the event Rail is a highly energy-efficient low-carbon form of transport for both passenger and freight which has a significant envi ...

10-Oct-2018

BELvue Museum, Place des Palais 7, 1000 Brussels

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Celebrating 30 years of CER

For photos of this event, click here. Our warm thanks to all who helped celebrate this important milestone for CER! We're looking forward to the next 30 years of constructive collabora ...

19-Jun-2018

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Digital railways: present technologies, future trends

Our thanks to all those who contributed to this successful #Rail4Digital event! About the event Digitalisation is one of the top priorities for the rail sector and its future. The objectiv ...

20-Mar-2018

Renaissance Hotel - Rue du Parnasse 19, 1050 Brussels

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The future of transport investments - What MFF do we need?

Thanks to all who contributed to this successful evening! About the event CER believes the resources allocated to rail transport in the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework will ...

31-Jan-2018