Position papers
Position papers
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CER reply to public consultation: reviewing Member State emission reduction targets (Effort Sharing Regulation)
Friday, 29 January 2021
In this accompanying statement to our reply to the public consultation on the review of the Effort Sharing Regulation, CER outlines key recommendations in order to set transport on a good course towards the emission reductions needed by 2050.
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CER reply to public consultation: ETS – updated rules for aviation
Friday, 15 January 2021
In this accompanying statement to our reply to the public consultation "EU emissions trading system - updated rules for aviation", CER makes a series of recommendations aimed at moving climate ambitions forward through a strengthened EU ETS.
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Joint statement - Zero-emission rail freight demands equal treatment
Thursday, 17 December 2020
Ahead of the Council position on the Eurovignette Directive reform, CER, ERFA and UIRR call on Member States, to focus on the best means of achieving emission reductions in freight transport.
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Joint letter - Public transport during and after COVID-19
Wednesday, 2 December 2020
Ten months into facing the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis in Europe and around the world, providers of Services of General Interest work tirelessly to ensure that essential and high-quality services continue to be safe and available to citizens and businesses even in these unprecedented times...
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CER Contribution Paper - Competition policy supporting the Green Deal
Friday, 20 November 2020
In response to the European Commission's call for contributions to the competition policy supporting the Green Deal, CER provides the rail perspective in the following contribution paper.
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Sector Position Paper - The use of SAIT
Wednesday, 18 November 2020
The European Union Agency for Railways, Member States and sector stakeholders have been intensively discussing the exchange of safety-related information for many years.
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Joint letter - Transforming Europe’s rail system: budget & deployment
Monday, 26 October 2020
In this joint letter to European Commissioners Adina Vălean and Mariya Gabriel, CER, UNIFE, UIP and EIM express the strong commitment of the railway stakeholders community to contribute to future European railway research with a high level of technology readiness allowing to deliver and deploy...
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Reply to public consultation - Revision of the Energy Taxation Directive
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
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 (ETD).
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Alternative fuels and powertrains
Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Due to the high degree of electrification, railways, as the existing green mode of transport, are able to offer almost zero-carbon train operations in Europe.
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The sector’s views on Rail Freight Corridors Regulation 913/2010
Friday, 17 July 2020
In light of the European Green Deal and the Commission’s goal to reach climate-neutrality by 2050, European rail freight plays an important role.
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