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CER begins European Year of Rail with new Executive Director
Wednesday, 6 January 2021
2021 will be a very special year for rail following the EU decision to designate it ‘European Year of Rail’. For the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), the new year...
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New EU Strategy for Sustainable and Smart Mobility gives pivotal role to rail
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
On 9 December, the European Commission published the EU Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, which will transform the EU transport sector to fully support the objectives of the EU ‘’Green Deal’’...
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Rail Freight Forward: Track access charges reduction provides fast and unbureaucratic relief for railway undertakings
Tuesday, 8 December 2020
The railway undertakings belonging to the Rail Freight Forward (RFF) coalition welcome the possibility of reductions to and temporary waivers of track access charges (TAC) The railway industry...
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STAFFER, an Erasmus+ project for skills development in rail, officially launched
Wednesday, 2 December 2020
Rail is a major driver in the strategic European objective of smart, green and sustainable growth. Responsible for less than 2% of final transport energy use, rail will serve as the backbone of...
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EU Year of Rail on course for scheduled departure
Friday, 13 November 2020
On 12 November, the European Parliament and Council reached a trialogue agreement on the European Year of Rail 2021. The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) welcomes this...
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Transport sector calls for an EU framework on the governance of B2B data
Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Representatives from the road, air, maritime, rail, manufacturing and logistics sectors call on European decision makers to adopt an EU framework on the governance of business-to-business (B2B) data...