Charters and agreements
Charters and Agreements
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Follow-up to the Sector Statement on Rail Freight Corridors
Monday, 21 September 2020
In 2016 Ministers of Transport signed the so-called ‘Rotterdam Declaration’ in support of the development of international rail freight transport and in particular the Rail Freight Corridors. Following this, the sector identified ten priorities in a...
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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...
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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...
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Celebrating European social dialogue in the railway sector
Tuesday, 12 November 2019
Existing since 1972, the railway social dialogue is one of the longest-standing in Europe.
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CER-ETF Joint Statement - Mobility Package – Ensure fair intermodal competition
Monday, 2 July 2018
In view of the proposed Mobility Package, and in particular the modifications to Regulation (EC) no 561/2006 with regards to driving time, rest periods and breaks, the social partners in the rail sector express great concern that the balance between transport modes regarding working time...
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Sector Statement - Boosting International Rail Freight
Tuesday, 21 June 2016
The Rail Freight Corridors commit to act as service providers for the European economy, and to offer solutions for efficient and environmentally-friendly logistics across Europe.
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CER-ETF Rail Freight Declaration
Friday, 4 December 2015
The joint Rail Freight Declaration signed by CER and ETF on 4 December 2015 presents proposals for measures to be adopted as part of a 'fairness and growth plan for rail freight in Europe'.
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Freight Stakeholders call for open dialogue on wagonload services
Friday, 16 October 2015
CEFIC, CEPI, CER, CLECAT, EFIP, ESC, ESPO and UIP welcome the fact that rail freight, which has a strategic role to play in addressing pressing societal and logistical challenges, is on the agenda of the European Commission.
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Transport White Paper: supporting rail means supporting our economy and citizens
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Passenger associations and railways share a common vision: a European rail sector that is the backbone of a seamless, multimodal and accessible transport system, an enabler for the competitiveness, inclusiveness and sustainability of the European economy.
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Road-rail combined transport: America shows the example
Thursday, 9 July 2015
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported in 2014 a historic record for the number of consignments carried via Rail Intermodal, the equivalent of Road-Rail Combined Transport in Europe on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
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