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11/9/2024 - ERFA Manifesto - Delivering for Rail Freight: 2024-2029
The ERFA Manifesto presents what ERFA believes are the key issues which must be addressed by the European Institutions and Member States during the new legislative cycle 2024-2029. The manifesto identifies three broad policy objectives which should be focused on. These are fixing infrastructure, achieving the Single European Railway Area and improving rail freight?s competitiveness.
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10/9/2024 - ERFA Sets Out Rail Freight Priorities for New European Commission
During its annual event on 10 September, ERFA presented its 2024-2029 manifesto to industry experts and policy makers. The manifesto presents what ERFA believes are the key issues which must be addressed by the European Institutions and Member States during this legislative cycle. The manifesto identifies three broad policy objectives which should be focused on. These are fixing infrastructure, achieving the Single European Railway Area and improving rail freight?s competitiveness.
19/6/2024 - Joint Statement - Council Position on Railway Infrastructure Capacity Regulation Will Not Improve Rail Freight Services
Yesterday (18 June), the Council of the European Union adopted a General Approach on the Commission Proposal for a Regulation on Railway Infrastructure Capacity (COM (2023) 443). The proposal is intended to optimise railway capacity, improve cross-border coordination, increase punctuality and reliability, and ultimately attract more freight to rail. The general approach adopted does not go far enough in meeting these objectives.
4/6/2024 - Joint Paper - Alliance of associations outlined priorities for rail freight in 2024-2029
ERFA, together with the International Union for Rail-Road Combined Transport (UIRR), and two national associations - Die Güterbahnen in Germany and RailGood in The Netherlands - brought together their expertise in a Joint Paper outlining some key priorities for enabling rail freight to meet its growth targets set for 2030 and 2050. The new five-year legislative cycle starting after the European Parliament Elections (06-09 June) will indeed be of crucial importance to make modal shift a reality.