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CER welcomes Commissioners Bulc, Šefčovič and Katainen
3 November 2014 | By The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies
On 1 November, the Juncker Commission officially took office...
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More than what you think: How railway transport contributes to the EU economy
16 October 2014 | By The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies
A new study prepared by Dutch consulting company Ecorys reveals the positive economic performance of the European railway sector...
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CER policy recommendations for the new political mandate
14 October 2014 | By The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies has published a set of ‘Policy Priorities’ for the 2014-2019 mandate – recommendations for EU policy-makers CER believes would be conducive to effective EU railway and transport policies in the years to come...
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Rail sector urgently needs adoption of Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package
6 October 2014 | By CER & UNIFE
On 8 October, EU Transport Ministers will meet in Brussels to discuss the Fourth Railway Package...
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NEW CER publications: “CER’s vision for the future of European Railways” & “The Voice of European Railways”
2 October 2014 | By The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies is pleased to present its new publications...
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High-Speed Rail supplement
In our latest free-to-view High-Speed Supplement, Libor Lochman, Executive Director at the CER discusses what’s next for this area in Europe, Andrew McNaughton, Technical Director for HS2 covers what’s important for high-speed rail passengers, Alexander Misharin, VP at Russian Railways discusses developments, plus members of ADIF’s high-speed maintenance section provide…
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CER and UNIFE call for a Transport Pillar within the 2030 Framework for Climate and Energy Policies
26 June 2014 | By CER/UNIFE
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies and the Association of the European Rail Industry encourage the Member States to consider a transport dimension for the post 2020 climate and energy policies...
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Signalling & Telecommunications supplement
In our latest free-to-view Signalling & Telecommunications Supplement, read about the state of ETCS across Europe plus an openETCS@ITEA2 project update...
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Why railway transport matters to sustainability goals
11 April 2014 | By Libor Lochman, Executive Director, CER and Global Railway Review Editorial Board Member / Edward Hunter Christie, Chief Economist, CER / Ethem Pekin, Environment Economist, CER
Transport poses two major sustainability challenges: greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and dependence on imported oil. Railway transportation has very favourable characteristics on both counts, making modal shift in favour of rail a naturally attractive policy goal.
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Rail Sustainability supplement 2014
In this exclusive online only Sustainability supplement, Alex Veitch from the Rail Delivery Group writes about the progress and challenges of rail sustainability in the UK; Libor Lochman from the CER assesses how rail transport matters to sustainability goals; Sharon Vye-Parminter highlights the important South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance; and…
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Transport Council lights the way to a breakthrough in European rail research and gives green light for the ERA Regulation
14 March 2014 | By The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies
A satisfying compromise was found by Europe's Transport Ministers for the legal framework of the Shift²Rail Joint Undertaking, well balancing the needs of railway undertakings and infrastructure managers as well as the European railway manufactures and suppliers...
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European Parliament paves the way for the future of a healthy European railway sector
26 February 2014 | By The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies welcomes the outcome of the European Parliament vote on all aspects of the Fourth Railway Package...
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Safety & Security supplement 2014
Libor Lochman, Executive Director at the CER provides an article about how the industry should work together to combat metal theft, Jacques Colliard from the UIC covers ways that railways can safeguard their infrastructures and Christian Schang from SNCF details safety management operations for the French railway network...
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Working together against metal theft
Although national security remains the sole responsibility of each Member State, and the competence of the European Union regarding police cooperation is very limited, ‘Justice and Home Affairs’ has been one of the fastest growing policy areas of the European Union for the last two decades. Especially after 9/11 the…
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TEN-T and CEF: another string to the railway sector’s bow
5 December 2013 | By The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies
The main focus of the new TEN-T Guidelines is to improve the interoperability and interconnections between modes...
