ACTIVITY REPORT 2020 Dear Reader, Maintained

The Voice of European Railways ACTIVITY REPORT 2020 Dear Reader, maintained. This task is manifold and particularly challenging at the beginning of a new European The year 2020 will be remembered as the year when Commission but the CER team made sure that the a worldwide pandemic spread across the globe. The sector is included in a variety of initiatives launched Covid crisis came fast, hitting the railway sector at by the von der Leyen Commission. its core - the transportation of people, and goods. 2021 will certainly be equally challenging. Citizens were no longer able to travel to their Unfortunately, the Covid crisis will continue to holiday destinations, go on business trips or accompany us for some time. Our sector will commute to work the way they used to. In addition, continue to need financial support to overcome the the amount of goods transported – due to the difficult economic situation. overall negative impact the crisis had on our economies – decreased rapidly. In the first semester With the European Green Deal, the European of 2020 alone, the rail freight volume throughout Commission has recognised that climate change the EU collapsed by 15 percent, resulting in an and other environment-related challenges are “this estimated loss of EUR 1.25 billion. generation’s defining task”. We can only succeed Foreword if sustainable transport is to be put squarely in the Nevertheless, the Covid crisis has also shown centre of all initiatives undertaken in the transport that under these extraordinary circumstances sector, and if capital expenditure as well as all ANDREAS the railway sector in Europe can be relied upon. financing, funding and subsidy systems in the traffic Railroad employees have ensured that Europeans sector focus on promoting rail transport as the are provided with necessary goods, like food most climate-friendly mode of mass transport in the MATTHÄ and medicines. Furthermore, railways maintained European Union. Europe needs more rail, and the CER Chair essential travel connections for those people who railroads need more Europe! were dependent on transport during the crisis. The representation of interests at European level In this difficult year, CER has actively supported its is teamwork and the CER team under its outgoing members and the entire sector on many fronts. By Executive Director Libor Lochmann has done an coordinating and collecting data for the European excellent job in this difficult year. I would like to Commission, which clearly showed how massively thank Libor Lochman for his tremendous work and the sector was affected or through targeted his outstanding commitment over the last years. As lobbying for legal measures – like the possibility to of 1 January 2021 Alberto Mazzola has taken over waive track access charges – thereby helping to as Executive Director of CER. Having recruited such reduce the severe economic impacts of the crisis. a distinguished expert as Executive Director will certainly add to the excellent standing In addition to all Covid-related activities, the day- of the Association and I wish him every to-day business of representing the interests of success in his new position. the railway sector at European level had to be

2 virus. There is no doubt that the massive impact of we should like to hope will inspire Member States’ Covid-19 on all sectors of the EU economy has been governments when deciding about the distribution of the biggest driver of policymaking in Brussels. And the extraordinary national envelopes. for good reasons, of course: ad hoc policy measures had to be elaborated in all areas to slow down the Declaring a European Year of Rail in 2021 was a pandemic, fight the public health crisis, help the deliberate and most welcome decision to shine a light economy get moving again. on rail’s important role in achieving EU Green Deal Foreword objectives. Far from neglecting such aims amidst the Of course, CER had to change its plans accordingly pandemic, EU policymaking will enter a season of bold and reverted its main focus on all the extraordinary proposals under the aspect of climate policy, with a LIBOR legislation produced late spring. Of particular special attention to energy: a revised Emission Trading importance, in May 2020 the Commission put on System, a revised Effort Sharing Regulation, a new the table a new multi-annual financial framework Energy Efficiency Directive, a Directive on renewable LOCHMAN (MFF) proposal with the greatest budget ever energy, one on energy tax and one on alternative CER Executive Director seen in European history. CER followed the dossier fuel infrastructure. It is most certainly our hope that very closely until its approval in December, when all these efforts will be consistent with the ambition (2012-2020) institutions agreed on a financial envelope of we read in the EU Strategy on Sustainable and Smart EUR 1,074 bn, completed by a top up called ‘Next Mobility published just one month ago. Generation EU’ equal to EUR 750 bn, which will There is one question that traditionally divides EU be financed by a brand new mechanism of own- Last but not least, I cannot forget that this is the last political scientists on as many fronts as there are resources. With these additional resources a new foreword I have the honour of drafting for the CER institutional buildings between Place du Luxembourg budget line called the ‘Recovery and Resilience annual Activity Report. Since January 1st Alberto and Rond-point Schuman: who is the real agenda Facility’ (RRF) could be created – and here Mazzola took the reins of the association’s secretariat setter in Brussels? we are today. in Brussels and will therefore have the responsibility to govern the activities of the association in these Whatever answers have been given in the past, The coming year will certainly be occupied by the complicated times. Let me take this opportunity to 2020 will certainly deserve a chapter of its own, with work on the national recovery plans that should wish him good luck, and to wholeheartedly thank all just one possible answer to that question: the one be able to attract RRF funds. Incidentally, 2021 will those readers that have followed CER’s activities in and only agenda setter of this past year has been a also be the European Year of Rail – something that the last years.

3 CONTENT

4 CER is the European THE VOICE OF EUROPEAN RAILWAYS association that represents the entire Recognised as the voice of European railways for more than 30 years, CER’s role is to represent the interests of its railway system. members by actively providing an input to EU policy, in particular to support an improved business and regulatory environment for European railway undertakings and infrastructure managers.

Founded in 1988 OUR MISSION 73% Represent the interests of our Based in Brussels members on the EU policymaking scene to support of the European rail Staffed by ~ 20 an improved business and network length employees of regulatory environment various nationalities for European railway undertakings and railway 7.5% 9% infrastructure companies. National Other associations 76% CER MEMBERSHIP

CER members and partners come from 17.9% EU-27, the United Kingdom, Norway, of the European Passenger Switzerland, EU candidate countries rail freight business operators (Albania, the Republic of North Macedonia, 31.3% Montenegro, Serbia), as well as Bosnia Integrated companies and Herzegovina. CER also has partners in Georgia, Israel, Japan, Moldova, and Ukraine.

9% Its diverse membership includes 92% Freight railway undertakings and their national operators associations, infrastructure companies, path allocating bodies and vehicle leasing 10.4% 14.9% companies, including long-established Passenger and Infrastructure companies, new entrants, and both private of rail passenger freight operators managers and public-sector organisations. operations in Europe

5 CER ACTIVITIES IN 2020

January February March

Communication & collaboration Communication & collaboration COVID-19 impacts the CER office. As • CER signs a public statement • The European Transport Workers’ • The third round of CER-ETF Women of mid-March, meetings and events Transport keeps us going with Federation (ETF) and CER hold in Rail negotiations takes place. are organised remotely until further 32 associations from the freight second negotiation round to promote • The national safety authorities (NSAs) notice. sector, supply chain and workers’ the employment of women in the gather for their annual joint meeting representatives. sector. with the Network of Representative Communication & collaboration • CER welcomes the European Bodies (NRB) including CER, in the • Rail stakeholders meet in Brussels Commission proposal to make 2021 Meetings & events presence of the European Union in the Sector Statement Group, for the European Year of Rail. • CER co-sponsors the first Rail Agency for Railways (ERA). which CER runs the Secretariat. Forum Europe reception after the • CER collects data from its members Meetings & events EP elections, with MEP Andrey Meetings & events to understand the full economic • CER speaks at the Polish Novakov and MEP Anna Deparnay- • CER participates in the 6th meeting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Infrastructure & Construction Grunenberg. of the Rail Passenger Security rail passenger and freight services, conference in Warsaw on new • The heads of CER and NS meet Frans Platform (RAILSEC). and regularly updates the European opportunities for Transport. Timmermans, European Commission • CER speaks at the Berner Tage Commission. • The Freight CEO Task Force gathers Executive Vice-President responsible conference on the impact of • CER starts a COVID-19 news page on in Brussels to discuss the next steps for the European Green Deal. digitalisation on contracts of carriage its website. of the Rail Freight Forward initiative. • CER attends a European Commission in passenger and freight transport. • CER joins the COVID-19 Cross- • At the Rail Baltica event Connected meeting on international contingency • The CER Management Committee Industries Platform, coordinated by Baltics in a connected Europe, CER management. meets Commission Vice-President BusinessEurope. makes the case for a fair competitive Frans Timmermans to discuss the • A joint letter from the rail sector framework for rail. role of rail in the European Green on the economic consequences of • CER meets by phone with EU Deal. the COVID-19 pandemic is sent to Transport Commissioner Adina-Ioana • Geert Pauwels receives the European the Commissioners for Transport, Valean to talk about the resilience Railway Award 2020 organised by Cohesion and Reforms and the of rail and the importance of a CER and UNIFE and followed by the Executive Vice-President for coordinated response to support the annual reception. Competition. economic recovery of the sector. • The CER General Assembly elects • CER and other organisations in the ÖBB CEO Andreas Matthä as Chair public transport field sign an open Publications Executive Vice-President for a two-year period. letter to the Presidents of the three • CER launches the Railway Law Portal, Frans Timmermans at the CER EU institutions on basic continuity an online tool developed by CER to Management Committee Publications and survival of urban public transport give users a comprehensive overview • CER publishes its 2019 Activity and local mobility services. of the rail-relevant European Report. legislation currently in force.

6 April May June July

Communication & collaboration Communication & collaboration Communication & collaboration Communication & collaboration • The CER/ETF steering committee of • CER attends the first formal meeting of • 25 countries sign a political • CER joins the new 4-year project the new social dialogue project EDA the Stakeholder Group of the European statement for international rail Skill Training Alliance For the Future Rail (Employability in the light of Labour Authority (ELA). CER is an passenger transport, to which CER European Rail System (STAFFER). digitalisation and automation) meets alternate member in the employers’ has contributed. online to kick-off the activities. delegation. Meetings & events • CER sends a joint sector letter with Meetings & events • DG MOVE invites Brussels-based Meetings & events other transport organisations urging • CER organises a webinar for EU rail stakeholder organisations to a • MEP Karima Delli, Chair of the EP EU leaders to integrate rail in the policy makers on health & safety meeting on the European Year of Rail. TRAN Committee, discusses actions to upcoming EU budget. aboard rail passenger services. • CER meets EUROPALIA on their 2021 support rail freight with the Rail Freight • CER co-hosts the webinar The next edition dedicated to rail. Forward coalition. Meetings & events generation of Shift2Rail – all you need • CER takes part in the meetings of • CER represents rail at a European • CER takes part in a discussion to know. LANDSEC and RAILSEC. Logistics Platform webinar on COVID-19. on State Aid with the European • The CER webinar No sustainable and • Members of the CER Management Commission’s DG MOVE and DG Publications smart mobility without rail features Committee discuss post COVID-19 COMP. • CER comments on the Commission’s Transport Commissioner Adina economic recovery measures with Vice- • CER participates in a COVID-19 Guidelines on the progressive Valean as keynote speaker. President Timmermans. update call with the Head of Cabinet restoration of transport services and • CER participates in a DG MOVE of Commissioner Valean. connectivity. Publications workshop on urban mobility. • CER Chair Andreas Matthä invites the • CER publishes its position paper • CER, UNIFE and EIM outline rail’s • CER participates in an EU Rail Security CER Management Committee for an Revision of TEN-T Regulation contribution to sustainable and smart Platform (RAILSEC) teleconference. extraordinary video call to talk about 1315/2013 - ensuring the core mobility in Europe. • The annual High-Level Freight Meeting the impact of COVID-19 on European network • CER publishes Europe’s economic takes place in an online format, railways. recovery after Covid-19: help finance focussing on the importance of research it by applying user-pays and polluter- and innovation. Publications pays principles in transport. • CER and ETF release the sixth annual Publications • The CER input to the EU Strategy Women in Rail report. • In a Declaration, MEP Karima Delli on Sustainable and Smart Mobility • CER and EIM publish the Strategic and rail freight transport stakeholders, is formally endorsed by the CER Deployment Agenda for 5G including the CEOs of the Rail Freight Management Committee. Connectivity and Spectrum for Rail Forward coalition and CER, call on • CER and Rail Freight Forward publish as follow-up to the High-Level Digital EU decision-makers to relaunch the the position paper 30 by 2030 - how Round Table held in autumn 2019. transport of goods via rail. rail freight achieves its goals • CER and EIM publish recommendations • CER presents rail’s pledge and related CER’s webinar on the EU Strategy for actions to strengthen the European Sustainable and Smart Mobility ahead of the revision of the Rail Freight Climate Pact. Corridor Regulation. 7 September October November December

Communication & collaboration Communication & collaboration Meetings & events Communication & collaboration • CER and ETF resume negotiations • In a joint letter, CER, UNIFE, UIP and • CER takes part in the first meeting • CER and its consortium partners kick off on women’s employment and equal EIM express the strong commitment of of the Sector Mirror Group to the the 4-year project Skill Training Alliance opportunities. the railway community to contribute to International Rail Passenger Platform. For the Future European Rail system • CER takes part in the first Supervisory future European railway research. • CER participates in the first plenary (STAFFER), funded by Erasmus+. Board meeting kicking off the EU • CER welcomes the full transposition of meeting of the Fit4Future Platform, a • CER teams up with CEEP, Eurocities and Delivery Programme for Digital the Fourth Railway Package’s Technical high-level expert group that will help UITP in a joint letter to the Commission Automatic Coupling (DAC). Pillar. the Commission to simplify EU laws. urging support for public transport during • The International Rail Passenger • CER speaks on the role of railways and after COVID-19. Platform, to which CER is a strong Meetings & events in the European Green Deal at the • CER comments on the publication of the contributor, launches its work to • CER takes part in the EU Tourism Scandinavian Rail Optimisation EU Strategy for Sustainable and Smart improve the market of international Convention by DG GROW. conference Mobility. rail passenger transport. • The High-Level Passenger Meeting • CER speaks at the 72nd COLPOFER focusses on international rail services. General Assembly. Meetings & events Meetings & events • The Group of Representative Bodies • CER participates in the 2020 Digital • The CER Group of Human Resources • Meeting remotely, the CER General (GRB) holds its annual informal event Transport Days. Directors gathers online for their regular Assembly unanimously elects Alberto with ERA Executive Director Josef • CER takes part in the ERRAC Plenary strategy meeting. Mazzola as next CER Executive Doppelbauer. and final event of the TER4RAIL • The Steering Committee of the European Director succeeding Libor Lochman • CER speaks at a workshop organised project. Sectoral Social Dialogue for Railways on 1 January 2021. by the World Customs Organization. • CER, together with the German meets online to talk about their joint • CER co-hosts a remote high-level • During the EU Week of Regions and Presidency of the EU and DB, activities. stakeholder exchange with the Cities, CER co-organises a workshop organises the online event Unlocking • CER takes part in the European Rail European Commission and the Smart Rail for EU Green Recovery, the full potential of rail freight. Freight Day. Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking on the jointly with DG MOVE, Shift2Rail, and • The CEO’s of CER’s Management • Rail Freight Forward CEOs meet DG next generation of Shift2Rail. the Committee of the Regions. Committee decide to put a strong MOVE. • CER’s Customer Liaison Group • The Shift2Rail Innovation Days 2020 focus on communications for the • CER attends a Rail Forum Europe event discusses how to regain passengers’ take place with a strong CER presence. 2021 Year of Rail. dedicated to the EU Year of Rail. confidence in light of COVID-19. • CER participates in the second DG • CER attends high-level forum during • CER is present at the ELP webinar • CER contributes to the ERA workshop MOVE stakeholder meeting on the 2021 EU Hydrogen Week. looking at sustainable and smart mobility. Rail & the EU Green Deal EU Year of Rail. • CER joins ERA’s 8th Workshop on • CER joins the GRB Plenary followed by • CER participates in the regular Safety & Interoperability. an ERA webinar on safety. Publications RAILSEC and LANDSEC meetings. • CER represents rail at a joint Board/ • The Sector Statement Group (SSG) Publications stakeholder meeting of the ELA. welcomes the Berlin Declaration by Publications • CER co-signs an EU rail sector the German Presidency of the EU and • CER releases a statement on the declaration on traction energy Publications publishes its progress report. Revision of the Energy Taxation metering and settlement. • CER publishes its position on the • CER publishes a Compendium on Directive. • CER publishes a technical position System Pillar, adopting an approach alternative fuels and power trains. • CER comments on the European paper on the Safety Alert and for the railway architecture to identify • CER publishes the fifth edition of its Commission’s competition policy Information Tool (SAIT). opportunities for better or new services, Longer Trains report. supporting the Green Deal. operations and assets. 8 THE JOURNEY TO SUSTAINABLE AND SMART MOBILITY BEGINS WITH RAIL

With the European Green Deal, the European Commission proposed the most ambitious plan ever for a supranational institution: to make Europe the world champion of sustainability. European railways support this agenda with the full strength of their own undisputed sustainability credentials.

To pave the way to a greener future through sustainable and smart mobility, four overarching goals are pivotal:

Net-zero Marginal social- A rail freight modal A rail modal share greenhouse gas cost pricing share of at least of passenger (GHG) emissions (MSCP) promoted 30% by 2030 traffic of at least from transport by 2050 at in all transport 15% by 2030 and the latest policy reflection. 20% by 2050

à This is key to achieve à This is key to implement à This is key to meet à This is key to realise net-zero emissions in the ‘polluter-pays’ rising transport demand sustainable travel the wider EU economy and ‘user-pays’ without more emissions ambitions and relies on by 2050 and requires principles across all and requires a pan- an enhanced digitalised agreement on GHG transport modes, so as European deployment purchasing and travel emission reduction to internalise transport plan for rail freight experience accessible milestones for transport: externalities. digitalisation based on a to all passengers in - 25%* by 2030 (amounts Railways comply with system approach where both national and to -42% for 2017-2030) these principles better all technologies are international rail services. - 65%* by 2040 than any other mode; interlinked. - 100% by 2050 (climate- now others must follow. neutral transport)

* on 1990 levels

9 TO SUPPORT THESE GOALS, TARGETED POLICY LEVERS AND ACTIONS ARE NEEDED ACROSS THE WHOLE VALUE CHAIN OF RAIL

Primary production factors Secondary production factors

Capital Human Energy & raw Infrastructure Rolling stock Technology resources materials

Capital Infrastructure Connecting Europe Facility accessibility, TEN-T expansion, TEN-T network completion to A European high-speed core (CEF) and European rolling stock. be sped up. network to be completed by 2035. Structural and Investment Private investments to be 740m freight trains and Alternative fuel infrastructure (ESI) funds to provide support scaled up via sustainable 22.5-tonne axle load to be deployment should include the rail to rail infrastructure, station finance. enabled. network. capacity, ERTMS, digitalisation, Local freight network to be promoted. Human resources EU Sectoral Social Dialogue Educational programmes Rolling stock for Railways must be for sustainable travelling CEF and ESI funds to finance Private investments’ role in rolling supported. behaviours and skill-building rolling stock upgrading and stock financing must increase. for future rail employees. CER/ETF project on impact of renewal. digitalisation and automation on rail employability to be Technology considered in future initiatives. Uniform functional reference Deployment of 5G mobile system to be defined for infrastructure and services to be Energy & raw materials implementing interoperability, started. EU-wide carbon pricing for Tax exemption must end for interchangeability, modularity, A new institutionalised European transport through ETS, aviation and maritime shipping evolvability, plug-and-play partnership must be established taxation and user charges. fuel. interfaces. as the next generation of Shift2Rail.

10 TO SUPPORT THESE GOALS, TARGETED POLICY LEVERS AND ACTIONS ARE NEEDED ACROSS THE WHOLE VALUE CHAIN OF RAIL

Operations Customers

Freight Passenger Infrastructure Freight Passengers services services management

Market

Freight services Transport eco-labelling to help shippers and travellers make well-informed choices for low-carbon mobility. Freight automation to be supported through: •Digital Automatic Coupling, •Digitalisation of accompanying Freight •Digital Capacity Management, transport and customs documents, •EU-wide Data Exchange Platforms, •ERTMS. Last-mile rail connection of Grouping of industries in The customs guarantee burden for rail freight must be reduced. industrial sites to main rail logistics parks or freight network must be enabled. villages linked to rail must Passenger services Multimodal rather than be promoted for bundling road-only end-to-end of freight flows. EU-level incentives are needed to with a range of 1000 km if appropriate solutions must be enabled. promote international passenger political support is provided. transportation by rail. New ticketing models and Passengers High-speed and night trains can cooperation for through-tickets must become an alternative to cheap flights. be based on commercial agreements. Travel to be simplified by of all transport providers in harmonising booking time a city or region. Infrastructure management intervals and clarifying All passengers to benefit liability between rail service from an accessible railway The competences of Rail Freight Timetabling and capacity redesign distributors. system fit for an ageing Corridors should be enhanced, with including digital scheduling must Customers to benefit from population and persons better coordination with TEN-T become a reality. tailored Mobility-as-a- with disabilities or reduced governance structures. Service (MaaS) models mobility. through close collaboration Market rules have been defined for both the freight and passenger services – most recently with the Fourth Railway Package – and must remain stable.

11 ABOUT THE RAIL SECTOR

Modern, efficient and reliable European railways bring passengers Rail freight is particularly well placed infrastructure is the backbone of the to their work and school, to their to reduce Europe’s dependence on European economy. The rail network leisure activity or holiday destination. imported fuels, due to its high energy in Europe enables the transport From long-distance to local and efficiency and major reliance on electric of passengers and goods across regional trains, the railways have energy. Rail freight can support Europe’s member states with high efficiency something to offer to each customer. competitiveness if the right framework and low emissions. conditions are set in place. 226 726 km 9.5 bn 430 bn tonne-km

Length of the EU’s rail network. This is Number of passengers transported by EU Estimated rail freight volumes in the EU28 in equivalent to travelling around the world railways every year 2018, up 3.4% from the previous year. Of these, 5.5 times 51% were national (domestic) traffic and 49% of Europe’s passenger international (cross-border) is the length of >90% trains are on time. 8 952 the high-speed rail of inland freight was transported INFRASTRUCTURE km network in Europe, and 18% by rail in the EU in 2018, it keeps growing. 4 in 5 Europeans take the train compared to 16.5% in 2017. (80%).

of railway lines in TRANSPORT FREIGHT 4% >50% Europe are electrified. 72% Pipeline 67% are occasional travellers. These lines carry most Road 6% of the rail transport PASSENGER TRANSPORT PASSENGER Inland across Europe. waterways 13% use it frequently (i.e. at least 4 trains out of 5 are once a week). 18% 4/5 already running on Rail of rail cargo is transported by rail- electricity, which is 43% road combined transport, 62% of it becoming greener. COVID impact by maritime containers, 17% by swap -35% bodies, and 21% by semi-trailers. estimated loss in rail passenger revenues, COVID impact EU27, first half 2020 -15% estimated loss in rail freight revenues, EU27, first half 2020

12 ECONOMIC FOOTPRINT ENVIRONMENT

Rail is an essential component of the transport system, and Rail contributes to reducing the transport users’ transport is an essential function of any modern economy. environmental burden on society combining energy-efficient mobility with fewer emissions. Economic size of Europe’s rail sector (GVA)

Specific CO2 emissions per transport mode

Rail is 9x less CO2 intensive than road for freight and air travel for passengers. 76 bn 89 bn (46%) 165 bn (54%) Passenger

Rail (28gCO2/pkm)

(102gCO /pkm) Direct Indirect Road 2

Air (244gCO2/pkm) Millions of persons employed Freight 1 million directly 1.3 million indirectly Rail (16gCO2 /tkm) ONE job in railway transport creates more than ONE other job Inland waterways (51gCO /tkm) in indirectly dependent economic activities. 2

Road (140gCO2 /tkm) SAFETY Energy efficiency of rail Interoperability and safety enhance and ensure the seamless and safe circulation of passengers and goods on railway vehicles Rail is 7x more energy-efficient than road due to across the European Union and even beyond its borders. physical advantages such as lower rolling and air resistance. Rail is the safest mode of land transport

Car occupant (2.4)

Coach occupant (0.23) Distance per energy unit consumed Railway passenger (0.1) Rail accounts for just 2% of total EU energy consumption in transport, while it carried 18% of freight Fatalities per billion passenger-kilometres for different modes and 8% of passengers of all transport modes in 2018 of transport (2014-2018)

13 HOW CER CER Chair WORKS Andreas Matthä The Management Committee makes Österreichische recommendations to the General Assembly. It consists of the CER Chair, four Vice-Chairs and Bundesbahnen further members elected by the General Assembly. As the only organisation in the EU (ÖBB) representing the entire European railway system vis-à-vis the EU Institutions, CER has a responsibility to ensure that the voices of all members are taken into consideration.

CER has long-standing experience demonstrating that there is always a way to find compromises among Erik Laidvee Róbert Homolya Marc Wengler Oliver Wolff Mantas Bartuška various members’ positions when a Vice-Chair Vice-Chair Vice-Chair Vice-Chair Member principle of mutual respect applies. Estonian Railways Hungarian State Railways Société Nationale Verband Deutscher Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (EVR) (MÁV) des Chemins de Fer Verkehrsunternehmen (LTG) Luxembourgeois (CFL) (VDV) In the same spirit, every member has access to every working group in our association. CER is always open to new members.

The governance structure of Sophie Dutordoir Richard Lutz Krzysztof Maminski Vincent Ducrot Geert Pauwels CER is composed of three main Member Member Member Member Member Société Nationale des Chemins Deutsche Bahn (DB) Polskie Koleje Schweizerische Bundesbah- Lineas (LINEAS) bodies, ensuring a steady flow of de Fer Belges/Nationale Panstwowe (PKP) nen/Chemins de Fer Fédéraux communication between CER and Maatschappij der Belgische Suisses/Ferrovie Federali its members: the Management Spoorwegen (SNCB/NMBS) Svizzere (SBB/CFF/FFS) Committee, General Assembly and CER Assistants. These bodies are supported by regular meetings at chief executive and working levels. CER also arranges further meetings and working groups to discuss Gianfranco Battisti Roger van Boxtel Jean-Pierre Farandou Isaías Táboas Maris Kleinbergs Nuno Pinho da specific issues. All members affected Member Member Member Suárez Associated Cruz de Freitas are invited to take part in these Ferrovie dello Nederlandse Société Nationale Member Member Associated discussions. Stato Italiane (FSI) Spoorwegen (NS) des Chemins de Fer Red Nacional Latvijas dzelzcelš Member Français (SNCF) de Ferrocarriles (LDz) Comboios de Españoles (Renfe) Portugal (CP)

September 2020

14 CER membership is open to The General Assembly is CER’s decision-making body. All member organisations take one seat and are represented by their enterprises who are involved in Chief Executive or Director General. The General Assembly takes rail services (passenger, freight RECOMMENDS strategic decisions and gives the CER team guidance on how to advance on specific policy issues. and/or infrastructure) and are based in Europe.

REPORTS DECIDES CER members benefit from:

a well-known and established CER members are represented by their International or European Affairs Managers in the CER Assistants group. This liaison group helps to facilitate voice representing the sector’s the continuous exchange of information between CER and its members. interests at EU level; Mantas Bartuška Member regular up-to-date information Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (LTG) and analysis on EU legislative processes; Separate High-Level Meetings are held at least once a year with Chief Executives from passenger, freight and infrastructure companies to discuss access to numerous working specific issues affecting their business areas. In the field of social affairs, there groups shaping sector are also dedicated meetings of Human Resource Directors. positions in different areas; the possibility to contribute to EU standardisation and CER Working Groups are made up of members of the CER Assistants group or regulation; other experts delegated by member companies. The main working groups are (in alphabetical order): a unique peer-to-peer network.

• Customer Liaison Group • Freight Focus Group • Customs Working Group • HR Policies Working Group • Economics and Taxation Group • Infrastructure Interest Group • Environment and Energy Strategy • Legal Working Group Group • Passenger Working Group For further information, • CER ERA Steering Unit (and various • Security Working Group send an e-mail to working groups on interoperability • Social Dialogue Working Group and safety) [email protected] MEMBER BENEFITS

15 WHO WE WORK WITH

CER works directly with the main EU institutions and relevant agencies, as well as maintaining working relations with other rail stakeholders both in Brussels and internationally.

Other organisations

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16 CER TEAM IN 2020

Libor LOCHMAN Executive Director

Finance, Administration and HR

Paule BOLLEN Isabelle TSHIAMS Head of Administrative Ahd OUARDAOUI Administration Assistant Receptionist

Public Affairs Press and Communications

Ilja Lorenzo VOLPI John MORTELL Ester CALDANA Head of Public Senior Policy Senior Policy Eva BÖCKLE Laura HENRY Affairs and Adviser – EU Public Adviser – Social Head of Communications Operations Affairs and Public Affairs Communications Manager

Freight Infrastructure Passenger Transport and Environment Economics

Ethem PEKIN Senior Marina Ulrich FIKAR Stefan TOBIAS Environmental Jacques DIRAND POTAPIDOU Senior Policy Head of Economist – Head of Rail Policy Adviser – Adviser – Economics and Sustainability Freight Services Infrastructure Passenger Tax Policy Affairs

Legal Services and Customs ERA, Safety and Interoperability

Piero PETRUCCIOLI Yann SEIMANDI Elizabeth Senior Adviser on Senior Adviser on BRAGINA Enno WIEBE ERA issues and ERA issues and Legal Adviser Technical Director ERTMS Coordinator Interoperability

17 MEMBER STATISTICS

Data from 2019

CER Member Country Length of Passenger- Freight tonne- Train- CER Member Country Length of Passenger- Freight tonne- Train- lines kilometres kilometres kilometres lines kilometres kilometres kilometres (IM only) b (IM only) b in km millions millions millions in km millions millions millions

ASTOC SE - 13,778 d 21,682 d - ISRa IL - - - -

BDŽ Holding BG - 1,479 d 1,830 d - JR Easta JP - - - - BLS CH 420 1,034 2,757 13,628 LDZ LV 1,860 41 10,314 15,230 Bulmarket BG - - 370 - LINEAS BE - - 6,462

CD CZ - 8,685 9,740 - LTG LT 1,911 479 16,181 16,906 CFL LU 271 463 - 8,028 MÁV HU 7,243 5,466 - 101,146

CFL cargo LU - - 2,440 - Montecargo ME - - 112 d -

a CFMa MD - - - - MRCE NL - - - - CFR RO 10,765 - - 86,318 NRIC BG 4,030 d - - 29,113 d CFR C l tori RO - 5,233 - - NS NL - 18,335 - - CFR Marf RO - - 3,762 - ÖBB AT 4,877 11,096 25,855 156,400 CP PT - 4,436 - - OSE EL 2,293 d - - 11,009 d DB DE 33,423 88,137 85,005 1,090,000 PKP PL 18,679 11,647 25,234 246,389 DSB DK - 5,676 - - RB Raila LV - - - -

a EURAILa NL - - - - RDG GB (UK) - - - -

EUROFIMAa CH - - - - RENFE Operadora ES - 27,272 6,201 - Eurostar GB (UK) - 4,704 - - SBB CFF FFS CH 3,236 19,607 16,377 185,760 Euskotren ES - 406 0 - SNCB/NMBS BE - 11,067 - - EVR EE 798 - - 6,210 SNCF FR 30,000 94,333 16,733 442,000 FS Italiane IT 17,553 43,666 21,544 412,786 SŽ SI 1,209 698 4,414 19,512

GRa GE - - - - SŽCZ CZ 9,396 - - 174,985 GySEV HU/AT 509 318 1,278 7,649 Thalys BE - 2,692 d - -

HSH AL 570 d 2 d 26 d 205,0 d TRAINOSE EL 1,253 491 -

a HUNGRAIL HU - - 898 d - Trasse Schweiz CH - - - - HŽ Infrastruktura HR 2,617 - - 21,842 UZa UA - - - - HŽPP HR - 734 - - VDV DE 2,558 c 2,916 c 25,631 c 21,055 c

a IÉ IE 2,400 d 2,281 d 230 d 18,800 d VPE HU - - - -

18 CER Member Country Length of Passenger- Freight tonne- Train- lines kilometres kilometres kilometres (IM only) b in km millions millions millions VR Group FI - 4,924 10,088 -

VYa NO - - - -

WKO AT 475 180 390 7,000

ŽFBiH BA 601 d 30 d 807 d 3,307 d

ŽICG ME 328 d - - 919 d ŽRS BA 417 16 402 1,391 ŽRSM- MK 683 - - 1,819 Infrastructure ŽRSM-Transport MK - 62 350 - - Not applicable ŽS Infrastructure RS 3,724 d - - 15,452 d a Partner member of CER ŽS Passenger RS - 285 - -

ŽSR SK 3,629 - - 52,312 b Train-path kilometres from the point of view of the infrastructure manager

ZSSK SK - 4,003 - - c 2018 data

ZSSK Cargo SK - - 6,070 - d Provisional or outdated data

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