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European Year of Rail (2021)

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11 responses

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SGI Europe, 4 May 2020

On the 4th of March 2020, the European Commission proposed the decision to make the year 2021 “the European year of rail” [2020/0035 (COD)]. CEEP, the European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing Public Services and Services of General Interest (SGIs), appreciates this proposal and…

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European Disability Forum, 30 Mar 2020

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) recognizes the importance of accessibility in enabling persons with disabilities to fully enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms, accessible transport and infrastructure being one of them. As a State Party…

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UIRR, International Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport, 16 Mar 2020

UIRR supports the initiative for designating 2021 the European Year of Rail, and recommends that the European Parliament and the European Council uniformly endorses the idea. Combined Transport delivers increasing amounts of cargo for freight trains to carry at a time when demand for the shipping…

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Transdev Group, 4 May 2020

Europe's national, regional and suburban railways carry 9 billion passengers every year. Transdev is an active player in the process of opening up Europe's rail markets to competition. Despite the many barriers to entry, this process of competition for tenders have brought around 20-30% savings for…

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Euromontana, 8 Apr 2020

The European Year of rail: make it work for mountainous regions The density of permanent population in mountainous regions is often under the EU average and some mountain areas are facing depopulation challenges, mostly resulting from the lack of attractivity and services, like in Spain or…

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COMITÉ ESPAÑOL DE REPRESENTANTES DE PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDAD, 3 May 2020

El CERMI acoge positivamente la propuesta de la Comisión Europea. Una estrategia de movilidad sostenible debe construirse con una visión social inclusiva. Solamente se puede promover el ferrocarril como un modo de transporte sostenible, innovador y seguro para todas las personas si se hace con un…

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Bundesvereinigung gegen Fluglärm, 4 May 2020

The Bundesvereinigung gegen Fluglärm is a NGO, which is engaged against the negative impacts of air traffic. We appreciate this initiative of an European Year of Rail. It is important, to communicate the advantages of travel by train especially compared to air traffic. Up to 400 – 500 km…

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Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A., 4 May 2020

Polish State Railways – PKP S.A. – warmly welcomes the proposal by the European Commission to establish 2021 as the European year of rail. We are convinced that the initiative will successfully promote rail transport in line with the objectives set out in the Communication on the European Green…

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Fundacja "Pro Kolej", 31 Mar 2020

We would like to express our full support for the proposal of the European Commission for making the year 2021 ‘the European Year of Rail’ In the opinion of the ‘Pro Kolej’ Foundation, the decision of the European Parliament and of the Council in the above subject matter should be an element of…

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DITECFER Distretto per le Tecnologie Ferroviarie, l'Alta Velocità e la Sicurezza delle Reti S.c.ar.l., 17 Mar 2020

DITECFER congratulates for the initiative and fully supports the adoption of the EU proposal for the "European Year of Rail 2021". In a moment like this, where one of the fundamental principles of the EU - the freedom of movement of persons and goods - is limited due to COVID-19, we call for a…

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OZ Bez bariéry - Národná platforma proti bariéram, 11 Mar 2020

Osobná železničná doprava je základným systémom prepravy v každej členskej krajine EÚ. Preto je treba venovať jej náležitú pozornosť. Nariadenia a vyhlášky, ktoré sú platné v tomto období je nutné aktializovať a prepojiť zo zosúlaďovaním odstraňovania bariér v európskom priestore, na ktoré neustále…