Press releases
Press Release
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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...
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Joint Statement: Europe needs predictable and harmonised approaches to travel rules under COVID
Thursday, 1 October 2020
In her State of the Union speech on 16 September, Commission President von der Leyen said: “We must tear down the barriers of the Single Market. We must cut red tape. We must step up...
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Alberto Mazzola to follow Libor Lochman as CER Executive Director
Monday, 21 September 2020
Alberto Mazzola and Libor Lochman | © Julie de Bellaing Alberto Mazzola was unanimously elected as new Executive Director of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER)...