Empowering young people to undertake a 'Railway Erasmus' in other European countries and organising dedicated national rail curriculums across Europe, are some of the many recommendations outlined by the Skill Training Alliance For the Future European Rail System (STAFFER) project in its landmark report into preparing for future sector staffing needs whilst ending rail skills shortages.

On October 10th, European passenger rail CEOs from the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and the International Union of Railways (UIC) were hosted by Lithuanian Railways (LTG) in Vilnius for their annual high-level meeting to discuss their long-term vision for customers and passengers. Loreta Maskalioviene, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Transport and Communications, played a pivotal role in the meeting and offered valuable insights on the future of international passenger services and the critical need for investment in rail infrastructure.

Today, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) & the Jacques Delors Institute hosted a high-level debate at the European Parliament, focusing on the strategic development of the transport sector with rail at the core of a resilient and sustainable system.

Europe's leading rail CEOs came together in Berlin today on the occasion of the 74th General Assembly of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) to assess and define the priorities for the association's work in the coming year.

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Speaking in the European Parliament today before her re-election as European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen outlined her programme for the next five years as published in the 2024-2029 Political Guidelines.

A new progress report was presented yesterday to EU Transport Ministers by the Platform on International Rail Passenger Transport.

The Community of European Railway & Infrastructure Companies (CER), alongside fellow associations ERFA, UIRR, UIP and UNIFE, echo the findings of a recent survey, which reveals that the majority of European citizens consulted are unaware of the serious impact of introducing 'gigaliners' or 'mega trucks' on the road network.

The European rail sector welcomes today's adoption by the European Parliament of the Report on the revised Regulation on the Trans-European Network for Transport (TEN-T) Guidelines.

The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) warmly welcomes the Report authored by Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta 'Much more than a market. Speed Security, Solidarity. Empowering the Single Market to deliver a sustainable future and prosperity for all EU Citizens'.