The Voice of European Railways ACTIVITY REPORT 2019 There is a deep sense of pride among the rail information but also train driving, , community as we see the technology we operate infrastructure assets and traffic management will all every day being the most effective answer to the be heavily impacted. The entire rail system will be challenges global mobility is facing at present. radically transformed, the way we do business, the way we accompany our passengers and the way Beyond policymakers’ inner circles, an ever wider we take care of the goods we transport every step cohort of citizens is vocally requesting that efficient of the way throughout their journeys. A seamless mobility solutions be provided at reasonable prices cooperation with other modes of transport will be Foreword while respecting the highest standards in terms of one of the many positive spill-overs of this revolution. safety and sustainability. Commuters need to be able to travel quickly between regional peripheries and Safety, sustainability, quality: three words that CRISTER urban hubs. Long-distance travellers must be allowed describe what we have to offer to EU policymakers, to hop between city centres. Goods should reach and for which we ask their support. Three words transcontinental destinations on the most safe and that are a somewhat brief description of the solution FRITZSON secure means of transport available on the market. that is at hand, and yet still needs to be treated fairly, CER Chair respected, promoted. As a result, every day more customers – both individual travellers and logistics operators - start to Now write down this date (we certainly did): by actively choose rail over other modes of transport. June 2020, the full implementation of the technical pillar of the Fourth Railway Package will ensure that Is this a recognition of railways’ readiness to provide remaining administrative barriers are significantly quality mobility solutions? Yes, to some extent – reduced, and open the door for a Single European but not only. More than that, we take it as a call on Rail Area to become reality. We look forward to fully railways to continue improving. exploiting this wonderful opportunity by delivering exactly what we promised: safety, sustainability and To respond to this call, railways are investing in quality. We are sure EU legislators will be our allies in modernising their infrastructure, rolling stock and this endeavour. service delivery. In particular, railways are embracing the digital revolution and its consequences in Better railways bring our Union closer: let this be our terms of technological transition: booking systems, most sincere wish for the work of this brand-new sales services, ticket distribution systems, traffic legislature.

2 citizens and stakeholders in suspense as they waited Europe as well as beyond. Aware of their societal role for clarity on the distribution of responsibilities as large employers, our members are also committed between different Commissioners, their ambitions to the European Sectoral Social Dialogue for Railways, for the years to come, and the way in which EU and to making the sector more attractive to women. policymaking would be resumed. These actions however will serve little purpose if But now it is 2020 and all EU institutions are back in they are not accompanied by the right policy mix. business – and CER with them. Digitalisation must also be fostered by targeted Foreword initiatives from the European Commission. Funding The activity report you have in your hands testifies from EU budgets must be proportionate to the to the association’s good use of the past months by sustainability ambitions of the Union. Modal shift LIBOR engaging in an important reflection about what is must be promoted, and rail must be enabled to play a needed if the Union wants to respect its commitment heavier role in European logistics. And, most of all, it is to an ever more sustainable EU economy, more paramount that policymakers take action to redress, LOCHMAN efficient and customer-oriented services, and a more once and for all, the many legal frameworks in all fields CER Executive Director inclusive society. (‘user-pays’ and ‘polluter-pays’ principles, energy, taxation, customer rights, workers’ social conditions) The Commission Communication on a European that today put an unacceptable burden on society and Green Deal published in December 2019 echoes the prevent railways from gaining a competitive edge. messages put forward in the document that CER had EU politics in 2019 was dominated by the overall issued just a few months earlier: Ever better railways We will reiterate these messages in the coming change of the political landscape. The election of a for an ever more sustainable Europe – the CER Policy months, while we continue our exchange with new European Parliament brought one of the highest Agenda 2019-2024. the institutions on the European Green Deal and turnover rates in its history. The outcome? Roughly the upcoming Strategy for sustainable and smart half of its members are now making their first steps as In there, we the railways commit to continue mobility. We will do our utmost to remain a consistent EU legislators. improving our services, by embracing digitalisation interlocutor, a reliable source of information, a fair for more customer-oriented services in both the partner in each discussion on new policies. On top of that we witnessed a particularly complex passenger and freight markets. We commit to further debate between Member States over the formation reduce our carbon footprint. We commit to explore In this context I would like to thank our members for of the new College of Commissioners. The process new models for financing our projects and operations, their support and greet our readers: we look forward took over six months to complete and kept European and to look for new commercial opportunities in to working with you!

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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 71% Represent the interests of our Based in Brussels members on the EU policy-

making 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 7.2% 8.7% infrastructure companies. National Other associations 76% CER MEMBERSHIP

CER members and partners come from 17.4% EU-27, the United Kingdom, Norway, of the European Passenger Switzerland, EU candidate countries rail freight business operators 31.9% (Albania, the Republic of North Macedonia, Integrated Montenegro, Serbia), as well as Bosnia companies and Herzegovina. CER also has partners in Georgia, Israel, Japan, Moldova, and Ukraine.

11.6% Its diverse membership includes 92% Freight railway undertakings and their national operators associations, infrastructure companies, path allocating bodies and vehicle leasing 10.1% 13% companies, including long-established of rail passenger Passenger and Infrastructure companies, new entrants, and both private freight operators managers and public-sector organisations. operations in Europe

5 CER ACTIVITIES IN 2019

January February March

Communications & partnerships Meetings & events Communication & partnerships • CER and the Romanian Presidency • CER meets with ITF Secretary • CER speaks at a Shift2Rail event • CER takes part in the spring of the EU hold their joint event General Young Tae Kim. on the future of rail research and ERRAC Plenary meeting. looking at the question of transport • The Digital Transport & Logistics innovation. financing. Forum, including CER as a member, • Catherine Trautmann receives the Meetings & events • CER takes part in a roundtable kicks off its second mandate. European Railway Award 2019 at • CER meets Latvian Transport on the digitalisation of railways, • CER, EIM, and UIC Chairs and the annual ceremony organised by Minister Talis Linkaits. bringing together for the first Directors hold coordination CER and UNIFE and followed by • The Group of Representative time the European Commission meeting in Paris. their annual reception. Bodies (GRB) holds their annual Directors-General of DG MOVE, • The CER General Assembly meets event with the Executive Director Henrik Hololei, and DG CONNECT, Meetings & events in Brussels, where members of the European Union Agency for Roberto Viola, with rail sector • CER participates in the European endorse its Policy Agenda 2019- Railways (ERA), Josef Doppelbauer, representatives. Commission’s first Transport Cyber 2024. this time dedicated to the • CER meets with Moldovan Railways Security Conference. • CER attends the high-level DG implementation of the Fourth and the Moldovan Ministry of • CER and Dutch Railways NS MOVE conference ‘Multimodal Railway Package’s Technical Pillar. Economy and Infrastructure on organise a panel debate at the transport - towards the future’ • CER contributes to two high-level their planned railway reform. Dutch Permanent Representation closing the year of multimodality. conferences: ‘Space for Innovation to the EU discussing how rail can in rail’, jointly organised by ERA, Publications help deliver on urgent climate Publications Shift2Rail, and the European • CER publishes a position paper on goals. • CER publishes the brochure Global Navigation Satellite Systems noise differentiated track access ‘Customers & society first’ outlining Agency (GSA); and an international charges in light of the evaluation Publications its Policy Agenda 2019-2024. railway congress sponsored by of the related Implementing • CER publishes a joint position • CER publishes a position paper ÖBB, JSC Russian Railways and the Regulation. paper with ERFA ‘Getting the contributing to discussions on the Austrian Ministry of Transport. recast of the Rail Passenger Rights price signals right: why national Catherine Regulation. governments should speed up the Trautmann • CER and ETF publish the fifth adoption of new road charging winning the report. rules’. Women in Rail 2019 European Railway Award (February 2019)

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Communications & partnerships Communications & partnerships Communications & partnerships Meetings & events • CER and CIT management hold • CER spreads the word on • CER takes part in the 70th General • CER speaks at a Committee of the coordination meeting in Geneva. about the upcoming entry into force Assembly of COLPOFER. Regions hearing on the potential • CER Customer Liaison Group of the Fourth Railway Package’s of the rail sector in delivering EU meets in Brussels. Technical Pillar on 16 June 2019. Meetings & events policy. • Ahead of the informal European • The European Commission’s DG Meetings & events Council meeting in Sibiu to shape the MOVE and DG CONNECT call a Publications • CER shares rail experience in view Council Strategy for 2019-2024, CER meeting to get the vision of CER • CER publishes a joint position of the next Transport White Paper calls on EU heads of State to recognise on the future of 5G technology and paper with EIM responding to the at a hearing organised by the the pivotal importance of the transport the role of rail in the digitisation of fitness check on State aid rules. European Economic and Social sector for the future of the EU. the overall rail system. Committee (EESC). • The 120th meeting of the CER • CER hosts 6th meeting of the Meetings & events Human Resources Directors Group Sector Statement Group (SSG) in • CER contributes to second expert takes place in Prague. Brussels. hearing in the European Economic • CER speaks at the annual • CER speaks alongside EU and Social Committee (EESC) on conference of the European policymakers at several ‘Citizens mobility in the EU with all Passengers’ Federation (EPF). international events including the modes of public transport’. • European rail infrastructure Rail Baltica Global Forum 2019 and • CER customs experts meet in Sofia managers meet at the CER/EIM Eurasia Rail 2019. with the European Commission’s High-Level Infastructure Meeting • CER organises a workshop to DG TAXUD and national customs hosted by SBB in Bern. present the sector’s policy priorities authorities at the annual Joint • CER hosts the first Digital Rail to DG MOVE. Customs Meeting. Steering Group meeting agreed • At the CER/UIC High-Level Freight between DG MOVE, DG CONNECT Publications Meeting in Paris, European freight and the rail sector. • CER publishes its position paper CEOs adopt a joint work programme ‘Implementing user-pays and for 2019-2020. polluter-pays in road charging’ • CER participates in the 2019 ITF ahead of Council discussions on Summit in Leipzig and speaks at the the revision of the Eurovignette session ‘Connecting regions through Directive. rail’. • CER participates in the first meeting of Funding the Single European the Transport Community Rail Working Rail Area - Can we achieve Group, established under the Transport seamless across Community Treaty (TCT). Europe? (March 2019) 7 September October November December

Communications & partnerships Communications & partnerships Communications & partnerships Communications & partnerships • The CER Customer Liaison Group • The European Transport Workers’ • CER attends first meeting of • CER attends a European Logistics meets in Brussels. Federation (ETF) and CER kick the European Labour Authority Platform (ELP) debate on the off negotiations to promote the Stakeholder Group (ELA), a new next CEF budget, hosted by MEP Meetings & events employment of women in the sector. EU agency established as one Marian-Jean Marinescu. • CER presents the railway’s policy of the main initiatives under the • CER sends a letter congratulating priorities at its 2019 Summer Meetings & events European Pillar of Social Rights. European Commission President Cocktail. • The CER/UIC High-Level Passenger • CER takes part in the first‘Women Ursula von der Leyen, Vice- • DG CLIMA meets with CER to Meeting is hosted by Renfe in in Transport Talks’ event, an President Frans Timmermans, discuss railways’ role in the EU’s Barcelona. industry initiative developed under Transport Commissioner Adina decarbonisation agenda. • CER participates in DG MOVE’s the Women in Transport Platform. Ioana Valean, and the rest of the • Security in the rail sector is Digital Transport Days in . • CER takes part in the fall ERRAC team for its election and looking discussed during a meeting • To mark one year of Noah’s Train, Plenary meeting. forward to a fruitful cooperation. between CER and DG HOME. CER attends the anniversary event in • CER attends the 71st COLPOFER • The CER General Assembly is Rotterdam. General Assembly in Prague. Meetings & events hosted by PKP in Gdansk, where • CER takes part in ERA’s major • CER participates in the Plenary of • CER meets DG MOVE to share its Management Committee elections ‘#CCRCC2019 ERTMS’ conference in the Sectoral Social Dialogue and views on the European Green Deal. take place. Valenciennes. publishes a joint declaration with • CER attends the Commission’s • CER plays an active role at the Silk ETF celebrating the Committee’s European Research and Innovation Road Forum in Tbilisi. 20-year anniversary. Days in Brussels. • The 12th World Congress on Railway • CER participates in the first edition Research (WCRR) in Tokyo is Meetings & events of the Europa Connectivity Forum attended by CER. • CER contributes to the annual dedicated to EU-Asia connectivity. • The CER Group of Human Resource meeting of the central-southern Directors gathers in Brussels. European rail CEOs in Ljubljana. Publications • CER in cooperation with VR Group • CER publishes a fact sheet Publications and the Finnish Presidency of the highlighting key takeaways • CER publishes the position paper Council of the EU hosts an event on from the Commission’s ‘Commission study results suggest Mobility-as-a-Service. study ‘Sustainable Transport greater role for European railways’ • CER speaks at InnoRail conference Infrastructure Charging and calling for policymakers to create in Budapest on the theme of Internalisation of Transport the right framework conditions for railways in the digital age. Externalities’. rail to flourish, including proper • CER publishes a position paper internalisation of transport’s external Publications feeding into the targeted review costs. • CER publishes ‘Rail’s priorities for of the General Block Exemption the European Green Deal’. What Mobility as a Service means for Regulation. • CER publishes a position paper the rail customer (November 2019) on the potential widening of the EU passenger name record (PNR) framework to rail. 8 2019 was a crucial year for EU THE VISION THAT CER HAS climate policy, with Member States FOR THE FUTURE OF agreeing to EU climate neutrality EUROPEAN MOBILITY IS ONE by 2050 and for the European WHERE RAILWAYS Commission and the whole Union to embark on a European Green Deal, to set transport on a path to are a competitive and viable first-choice transport mode in terms of full decarbonisation by then. Key price and service quality for both passengers and freight customers; measures to decarbonise transport, are central to the delivery of Europe’s goals of cutting greenhouse gas like a shift to rail, were already put emissions, reducing air pollution, achieving energy security, and relieving forward in the 2011 EU Transport congestion; White Paper. The Green Deal must are the backbone of a seamless and integrated transport system in close strengthen them with effective cooperation with the other transport modes, in particular by linking major tools to implement ‘user pays’ and urban centres with high speed connections and connecting peripheral urban areas with city centres; ‘polluter pays’ principles and proper funding for clean mobility. These are an enabling factor for the competitiveness of the European can be game-changers for achieving economy, supporting economic growth and job creation; sustainable mobility in Europe. contribute to an inclusive EU society by paying special attention to the needs of vulnerable segments of the population such as the elderly and citizens with reduced mobility; are an attractive, diverse and socially responsible employer, offering a wide range of professions, stimulating job creation at the local level, nationally and Europe-wide, and attracting talents; continue (and improve on) being the safest mode for land transportation, with an increased focus also on security; embrace digitalisation and exploit the opportunities linked to it for both infrastructure management and train operations. POLICY PRIORITIES POLICY

9 THE RIGHT POLICIES

1 ENSURING A STABLE REGULATORY the agenda. EU support is needed for the ENVIRONMENT FOR THE RAILWAY SECTOR continuation of the Joint Undertaking Shift2Rail. 1 • The implementation of the technical pillar of the • The sector-specific EU legislation for market 4th Railway Package and a close cooperation governance has reached a sufficiently with the European Union Agency for Railways high degree of detail. The existing acquis are of key importance for the sector. communautaire for rail should now be fully transposed into national law, implemented in 4 ENSURING ADEQUATE FUNDING practice and controlled by the regulatory bodies before an assessment of its effectiveness can be • The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) proved performed. For the time being, there is no need to be a successful instrument in the current 2 for a 5th Railway Package. period 2014-2020. It needs to be continued and increased. CEF should put a focus on software 2 G UARANTEEING FAIR INTERMODAL issues such as ERTMS, including onboard COMPETITIVE CONDITIONS equipment. • The Commission should set a funding priority for • Rail needs to operate in an environment of fair digital projects as well as measures to increase rules between different transport modes. efficiency and to decrease the cost of cross- THE EN ABLERS • A European Master Plan for Rail Freight should border rail services. be developed. • Financing schemes to attract private capital 3 • The internalisation of external costs should should be explored where appropriate. OF OUR VISION contribute to rebalancing the intermodal framework conditions. 5 PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL • The need for fair framework conditions also SUSTAINABILITY applies to rail passenger rights and the issue of

VAT for cross-border rail passenger services. • EU CO2 reductions, set in the 2011 Transport • Remaining operational issues that hamper White Paper, will not be achieved without a cross-border rail transport such as language substantial contribution from the transport requirements for train drivers need to be solved. sector. Rail is a key factor in this regard. 4 Decarbonisation of transport should be 3 PROMOTING DIGITALISATION AND at the top of the agenda in the new policy INNOVATION period, putting rail at the heart of the EU decarbonisation strategy. • ERTMS should be at the center of the technical • Transport noise reduction should also be EU strategy. Developing the framework addressed, with each mode of transport for Automatic Train Operation, improved contributing to reaching this goal. Measures to connectivity and further digital developments improve the energy efficiency of rail are to be relevant for rail should be at the top of promoted too. 5

10 THE SECTOR’S COMMITMENTS

FURTHER DIGITALISATION 1 commit to reduce their CO2 footprint even 1 further: by 2030 railways want their total

Railways commit to CO2 emissions from railway operations to be 30% less than what it was in 1990 (and this • investing in ERTMS enhanced functionalities notwithstanding the expected modal shift to increase capacity and reliability of all goals of the 2011 Transport White Paper). services, and implementing advance sensor systems to shift from preventive to predictive SUSTAINABLE FINANCING MODELS 4 maintenance of both infrastructure and FOR RAILWAYS rolling stock; 2 • implementing e-ticketing for their passenger • Notwithstanding the undisputed necessity services; for public funding for the maintenance and • encouraging the implementation of the Full further expansion of railway infrastructure, Service Model (FSM) specifications for an railways will reflect deeper uponwhat role open IT framework for the distribution of rail private money can play in rail financing, and tickets; to what extent portions of the railway system • fostering the acceptance of electronic can more easily attract private investors and THE EN ABLERS exchange of information for freight; what kind of private investors could be the • improving information flows for freight best partners for the sector. 3 customers with ETA information and effective • Railways will in particular reflect upon OF OUR VISION tracking solutions. how the concept of green financing can apply to rail investment projects both for A MORE PERSONALISED SERVICE 2 infrastructure and rolling stock.

• Railways will be ever more customer- EMBRACING NEW MARKET 5 oriented and capable of addressing specific OPPORTUNITIES expectations of customers thanks to a wider use of technology, with predictive technology- • Railways aim to strengthen Eurasian 4 based applications for passengers and transport operations as well as to implement freight services. further high-frequency connections between Europe and Asia. SUSTAINABILITY AS A DRIVER FOR 3 • Railways will explore ways to increase MODAL CHOICE their share in the tourism market: better rail services, more digitalised ticketing • Rail is the most sustainable mode of motorised systems and innovative market solutions transport and is fundamental in the path will have to target this market segment with towards a more sustainable European mobility great determination. 5 system and economy. Yet rail undertakings

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 421 million km

is the length of the EU’s rail network. passengers are transported by EU railways is the distance travelled by cargo goods This is equivalent to travelling around the every year. on trains in Europe in 2017. world 5.5 times. of Europe’s passenger of inland freight was of railway lines in >90% trains are on time 16.5% transported by rail in the

INFRASTRUCTURE >50% Europe are electrified. EU in 2017 These lines carry most of the rail transport Europeans take the train 4.5% 4 in 5 Pipeline across Europe. (80%). 73.3% FREIGHT TRANSPORT FREIGHT Road 5.8% Inland 4 trains out of 5 are 67% are occasional travellers 4/5 already running on waterways electricity, which is TRANSPORT PASSENGER 16.5% becoming greener. Rail 13% use it frequently (i.e. at least once a week) of rail cargo is transported 17% by rail-road combined transport, 81% of it by swapbodies, the rest by semi-trailers and rolling motorway.

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. 75 bn 88 bn (46%) 163 bn (54%) Passenger

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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 6x 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

Railway passenger (0.1)

Bus/coach passenger (0.23) Distance per energy unit consumed

Car occupant (2.7) Rail accounts for just 2% of total EU energy consumption in transport, while it carried 17% of freight Fatalities per billion passenger-kilometres for different modes and 8% of passengers of all transport modes in 2017. of transport (2011-2015)

13 HOW CER CER Chair WORKS Crister Fritzson The Management Committee makes Association of Swedish recommendations to the General Assembly. It consists of the CER Chair, four Vice-Chairs and Train Operating further members elected by the General Assembly. As the only organisation in the EU Companies (ASTOC) 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 Andreas Matthä Marc Wengler Oliver Wolff Sophie Dutordoir various members’ positions when a Vice-Chair Vice-Chair Vice-Chair Vice-Chair Member principle of mutual respect applies. Estonian Railways Österreichische Société Nationale Verband Deutscher Société Nationale des Chemins (EVR) Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) des Chemins de Fer Verkehrsunternehmen de Fer Belges/Nationale Luxembourgeois (CFL) (VDV) Maatschappij der Belgische In the same spirit, every member has Spoorwegen (SNCB/NMBS) access to every working group in our association. CER is always open to new members.

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

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14 CER membership is open to The General Assembly is CER’s decision-making body. All member enterprises who are involved in organisations take one seat and are represented by their Chief Executive rail services (passenger, freight RECOMMENDS or Director General. The General Assembly takes strategic decisions and gives the CER team guidance on how to advance on specific policy and/or infrastructure) and are issues. 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 the voice representing the sector’s continuous exchange of information between CER and its members. interests at EU level; Sophie Dutordoir Member regular up-to-date information Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Belges/Nationale and analysis on EU legislative Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen (SNCB/NMBS) processes; Separate High-Level Meetings are held at least once a year with Chief Executives from passenger, freight and infrastructure companies to discuss specific access to numerous working issues affecting their business areas. In the field of social affairs, there are also groups shaping sector 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.

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16 CER TEAM

Secretariat Finance, Administration and HR

Isabelle CLAEYS Secretary to Paule BOLLEN Isabelle TSHIAMS the Executive Head of Administrative Ahd OUARDAOUI Director 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 2018

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 21,682 - ISR a IL - - - -

BDŽ Holding BG - 1,479 1,830 - JR East a JP - - - - BLS CH 520 1,034 2,757 14 LDz LV 1,860 42 12,186 17

BTS LV - - 3,480 d - LG LT 1,911 468 16,885 16 Bulmarket BG - - 306 - LINEAS BE - - 6,462 -

Cˇ D CZ - 8,225 11,086 - MÁV HU 7,082 5,518 - 101

CFL LU 271 443 - 8 Montecargo ME - - 112 d - CFL cargo LU - - 2,517 - MRCE a NL - - - -

CFM a MD - - - - NRIC BG 4,030 - - 29 CFR RO 10,765 - - 86 NS NL - 18,535 - -

CFR Călători RO - 4,932 - - ÖBB AT 4,864 11,477 27,275 154 CFR Marfă RO - - 4,602 - OSE EL 2,293 - - 11 CP PT - 4,104 - - PKP PL 18,536 11,097 29,623 247 DB DE 33,440 86,978 88,237 1,086 Rail Polska PL - - 826 d - DSB DK - 5,776 - - RB Rail a LV - - - -

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

EUROFIMA a CH - - - - ES 26,931 6,324 - Eurostar GB (UK) - 5,138 - - SBB CFF FFS CH 3,228 17,958 8,256 182 Euskotren ES - 402 1 - SNCB/NMBS BE - 10,710 - - EVR EE 794 - - 6 SNCF FR 30,000 87,000 17,383 441 FS Italiane IT 17,555 43,702 20,927 405 SŽ SI 1,209 656 4,390 20

GR a GE - - - - SŽCZ CZ 9,406 - - 173 GySEV HU/AT 509 312 1,295 8 Thalys BE - 2,692 - -

HSH AL 570 d 2 d 26 d 0.2 d TRAINOSE EL 1,104 408 - HUNGRAIL HU - - 898 - Trasse Schweiz a CH - - - - HŽ Infrastruktura HR 2,605 - - 21 UZ a UA - - - - HŽPP HR - 756 - - VDV DE 2,527 c 2,992 c 17,408 c 21 c IÉ IE 2,400 2,281 230 19 VPE a HU - - - -

18 - Not applicable CER Member Country Length of Passenger- Freight tonne- Train- lines kilometres kilometres kilometres a Partner member of CER (IM only) b

in km millions millions millions b Train-path kilometres from the point of view of the infrastructure manager

VR Group FI - 4,535 11,030 - c 2017 data

VY a NO - - - - d Provisional or outdated data

WKO AT 475 180 390 7 ŽFBiH BA 601 30 807 3

ŽICG ME 328 d - - 1 d ŽRS BA 417 9 370 1 ŽRSM- MK 683 - - 2 Infrastructure

ŽRSM-Transport MK - 59 d 156 d - ŽS Infrastructure RS 3,724 - - 15 ŽS Passenger RS - 347 - - ŽSR SK 3,627 - - 52 ZSSK SK - 3,815 - - ZSSK Cargo SK - - 6,729 -

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76%

of the European rail freight business

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92%

of rail passenger operations in Europe