Freight
Rail freight is particularly well placed to reduce Europe’s dependence on imported fuels, due to its high energy efficiency and major reliance on electric energy. Rail freight can support Europe’s competitiveness if the right framework conditions are set in place.
Related CER Publications
Getting rail freight on the right track
On Wednesday 29 March 2023, Karima Delli, chairwoman of the transport and tourism committee (TRAN) of the European Parliament, Josef Doppelbauer, the Executive Director of the...
Karima Delli and the rail freight sector reaffirm and underline the need to accelerate modal shift
Following a first joint declaration issued in May 2020, Karima Delli, the Chairwoman of the ‘Transport and Tourism’ committee of the European Parliament, together with the...
CER Essay series
The CER Essays initiative features a series of essays that show the rail sector as contributing not only to EU transport policy, but touching on different aspects of...
Joint letter on the inclusion of rail in the Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age
On February 1st 2023, a Communication on a Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age (GDIP) was adopted to enhance the competitiveness of Europe’s net-zero industry and...
Call to Energy Ministers: railways must thrive to keep EU Green Deal aims alive
As European leaders continue to work together on additional measures to tackle the energy crisis, energy prices remain volatile on the markets. Railways, as a largely electrified...
The Track to a successful TEN-T
The Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) is essential for the coordinated and sustainable development of Europe's transport infrastructure. It gives the ...
European rail freight CEOs reaffirm ambition to reach 30% modal share by 2030 and help Europe out of energy deadlock
European Rail Freight CEOs from the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and the International Union of Railways (UIC), gathered in Vienna on 13...
European rail CEOs call on von der Leyen to protect railways from skyrocketing electricity prices
In an open letter sent yesterday by the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) to the European Commission, European rail CEOs called for further...
Open letter to the European Commission on energy crisis
In an open letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Vice-Presidents Frans Timmermans and Margrethe Vestager, as well as the Commissioners for Energy...
2022 Resolution of the European rail freight CEOs
European Rail Freight CEOs from the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and the International Union of Railways (UIC), gathered in Vienna on 13...
Related Pages
External Links
Commission page on Multimodal & Combined Transport
Visit the page here.
Handbook on the Regulation concerning a European rail network for competitive freight
Following its adoption by the European Parliament and the Council on 22 September 2010, Regulation EC 913/2010 concerning a European rail network for competitive freight entered...
Regulation EU 913/2010 on a European rail network for competitive freight
The Regulation concerning a European Rail Network for Competitive Freight (Regulation EU 913/2010 ) entered into force on 9 November 2010. The Regulation requests Member...
