ERFA - European Rail Freight Association
ERFA represents new entrants, i.e. all those operators who want open access and fair market conditions, and sustains their role of pushing forward the development of the railway market.
The members of ERFA represent the entire value chain of rail transportation: rail freight operators, wagon keepers, service providers, forwarders, passenger operators and national rail freight associations.
ERFA works towards a competitive and innovative single European railway market by promoting attractive, fair and transparent market conditions for all railway companies.
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PRESS14/01/2015ERFA urges more compliance with EU legislation in the rail sectorFailure to implement EU rail legislation undermines the Single European Railway Area, jeopardising safety, competitiveness and growth of the rail sector. |
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PRESS22/12/2014Worrying developments on the French rail market - towards ever more monopolisation?ERFA is concerned over recent developments on the French rail reform. |
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PRESS12/12/2014ERFA welcomes progress on Market PillarERFA welcomes the progress made in the Transport Council on the Market Pillar of the 4th Railway Package, and gives its strong support to the Latvian Presidency for its commitment to keeping the package together. |
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PRESS2/12/2014European Commission decision to take legal action for failure to comply with financial transparencyERFA congratulates the European Commission on its decision for taking Austria to court for failing to comply with EU rules on financial transparency. |
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POSITIONS / PUBLICATIONS28/11/2014Joint Open Letter -4th Railway PackageERFA, together with CLECAT, European Passengers Federation, European Shippers Council, Mofair and UIRR, has published an open letter urging EU Transport Ministers to pursue much-needed changes to the rail sector via the political pillar of the 4th Railway Package. |
20/11/2014ERFA takes part in rail sector event to welcome the new ERA DirectorOn 20th November ERFA, as a Representative Body, took part in the Group of Representative Bodies' event welcoming the current ERA Director,Marcel Verslype and his successor, Josef Doppelbauer in Brussels.
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4/09/2014ERFA organises MEP seminar in the European ParliamentOn 3rd September ERFA hosted an MEP Briefing seminar with the Chair of the European Parliament's Transport Committee, Michael Cramer MEP. . |
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7/05/2014ERFA participates to the round table discussion on “the Single EU Railway Area”highlighting the EU Railway Conference organized by the Commission and the Agency (ERA) in Lille (France) |
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2/05/2014ERFA keeps the very best attention to the 4th Railway Package future!... and visits permanent Representatives / transport attachés of several countries (SE, RO, NL, LU, ES, LV, DK, UK, ….) |
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11/04/2014ERFA ANNUAL EVENT & GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETINGVice-President and Commissioner Siim KALLAS : “European Rail Freight Association and its Members are an important force for revitalizing the European Rail Freight market and putting it back on the path to growth after decades of decline!” |
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14/01/2015ERFA urges more compliance with EU legislation in the rail sectorFailure to implement EU rail legislation undermines the Single European Railway Area, jeopardising safety, competitiveness and growth of the rail sector. |
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22/12/2014Worrying developments on the French rail market - towards ever more monopolisation?ERFA is concerned over recent developments on the French rail reform. |
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12/12/2014ERFA welcomes progress on Market PillarERFA welcomes the progress made in the Transport Council on the Market Pillar of the 4th Railway Package, and gives its strong support to the Latvian Presidency for its commitment to keeping the package together. |
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2/12/2014European Commission decision to take legal action for failure to comply with financial transparencyERFA congratulates the European Commission on its decision for taking Austria to court for failing to comply with EU rules on financial transparency. |
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14/11/2014ERFA congratulates new entrant Westbahn on AwardERFA congratulates its member Westbahn on winning the European Inter-city operator award at the European Rail Congress event. |
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28/11/2014Joint Open Letter -4th Railway PackageERFA, together with CLECAT, European Passengers Federation, European Shippers Council, Mofair and UIRR, has published an open letter urging EU Transport Ministers to pursue much-needed changes to the rail sector via the political pillar of the 4th Railway Package. |
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14/11/2014ERFA Input Paper - the danger of cooperation agreementsERFA warns of the dangers in allowing cooperation agreements, particularly within vertically integrated structures, currently being discussed under the governance pillar of the 4th Railway Package. |
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17/10/2014Joint Letter to the Romanian Government expressing concern over proposed line closuresJoint ERFA-UITP-EIA letter to the Romanian Government expressing strong concerns at proposed railway line closures in Romania |
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2/10/2014ERFA Open Letter calling for an end to the gridlock in the rail sector that jeopardises the future of rail in EuropeERFA calls for the members of the EU Transport Council to modernise the present governance structure of the railways, removing the discrimination potential that incumbents have at their disposal and use against new entrants, diminshing the competitiveness of the rail sector. |
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30/09/2014ERFA supports strong reciprocity clauseERFA supports the inclusion of a strong reciprocity clause in the PSO regulation to avoid competitive distortions on the rail market. |
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Rail competition barometer
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French Competition Authority also expresses concern on rail reform
Not enough importance given by the rail reform to neutral and transparent access to the rail infrastructure, concludes the French Competition Authority.
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Turning national monopolies into a pan-European market is hard!
10/01/2015 According to The Economist " Lack of competition among rail operators is another reason why high speed rail is failing to win passengers... The EU is finding it hard to transform national rail monopolies into a pan-European market...."
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La fin du train? asks Le Monde
06/01/15 La fin du train – "Trop cher et grevé de dettes, le système ferroviaire français est à bout de souffle."
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Major passenger transport associations oppose splitting the 4th Railway Package
08/01/15 UITP, EPTO and EMTA defend a package approach whereby both pillars are taken forward jointly
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Worrying developments on the French rail reform - towards even more monopolisation?
19/12/14 As quoted by the French newspaper Le Monde, the new developments are a crude manipulation and distort the spirit of the law voted this summer. "La manipulation est grossière et dénature l'esprit meme de la loi votée cet été"
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Interesting findings from new rail freight study
12/12/14 "One way or another the stakeholders in the railway sector will have to let go of the natural monopoly, because only through the arrival of new competitors will the impasse of old habits gradually be broken"
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ARAF concerns on French reform
8/12/14 French Regulator raises concerns over cross-subsidisation, lack of financial transparency, risk of exchange of sensitive and strategic information under the new SNCF EPIC structure
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Industry support for keeping 4th Railway Package together
02/12/14 The European Freight and Logistics Forum, whose membership includes Mars, Procter & Gamble, Cargill, Volvo as well as ports, logistics service providers and more, voice their support for a level playing field in the rail sector.
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New Entrants win prestigious Swiss rail award
2/12/14 ERFA points to the success of BLS cargo, in partnership with ERFA member ERS Railways, in delivering innovation and efficiency in cross border rail services
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Nobel Prize Winner - a strong critic of French Rail refom and lack of real competition on the French rail market
Jean Tirole, who has received the Noble prize for Economic Sciences, explains on Swedish TV that problems linked to poor conditions and maintennce on French rail network cannot be attributed to deregulation, as France has not yet deregulated.
