30 by 2030 - how rail freight achieves its goals

Friday, 10 July 2020

The European rail freight sector has committed itself to the goal of 30% rail modal share by 2030.

CER input to the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Smart Mobility

Friday, 10 July 2020

Europe's economic recovery after Covid-19: help finance it by applying user-pays and polluter-pays principles in transport

Wednesday, 1 July 2020

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 money will be spent for the post-crisis recovery. How to finance all that?

Joint statement of the rail sector on the forthcoming Strategy for Sustainable and Smart Mobility

Monday, 29 June 2020

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 industry (UNIFE) reaffirm their readiness to work together with the European Commission, European Parliament and Member States... Read More

Revision of TEN-T Regulation 1315/2013 - ensuring the core network

Wednesday, 17 June 2020

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 full potential in view of the European Green Deal's ambitious climate targets.

CER comments on Commission’s Guidelines on the progressive restoration of transport services and connectivity

Wednesday, 10 June 2020

On 13 May 2020 the European Commission published the Communication ‘Guidelines on the progressive restoration of transport services and connectivity – COVID-19’. In this paper CER analyses the recommended measures from a railway perspective, stressing some critical points.

Rail’s contribution to the European Climate Pact

Tuesday, 2 June 2020

CER welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the development of the European Climate Pact, which is needed to fulfil the EU Green Deal’s climate neutrality objective by 2050.

Karima Delli and the rail freight transport sector call on the Commission and Member States to foster modal shift

Thursday, 28 May 2020

Following a first videoconference meeting on 5 May 2020, Karima Delli, the chairwoman of the Transport and Tourism Committee of the European Parliament, together with the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) and the CEOs of the European rail freight transport... Read More

Strategic Deployment Agenda for 5G Connectivity and Spectrum for Rail

Monday, 20 April 2020

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 railway services and operations, and help achieve the desired ‘shift to rail’: the ‘Gigabit Train’ (reliable and... Read More

Sixth Annual Report on the development of women's employment in the European railway sector

Thursday, 9 April 2020

The European rail social partners ETF and CER have released the 6th annual report mapping the situation of women’s employment in the railway sector.