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24/9/2024 - Commission Study Highlights Benefits of Market Opening and Remaining Challenges
On 23 September, the European Commission released a study on the benefits of competition for rail passenger and freight services. For rail freight, the study found that competition is delivering increased and more diverse transport services, higher service quality and accelerated modernisation of historical incumbents. However, the document also identified several concerns of the sector, including poor state of the infrastructure, unaffordable technological upgrades, unfair State Aids, and complexity of cross-border operations.
20/9/2024 - Role of State Aid in Rail Freight should be Limited and Targeted
On 18 June, the European Commission presented its proposal for State Aid Rules for Land and Multimodal Transport. Once adopted, they will replace the existing State Aid Guidelines for Railway Undertakings as the primary legislative source at European level for taking decisions on applicability of public support measures. Whilst public support measures can play a positive role, they must be limited to areas of common interest to avoid competition distortion and maximize limited financial resources.
12/9/2024 - ERFA Elects New Board of Directors
During its General Assembly meeting on 10 September 2024, ERFA members elected two new members to the ERFA Board of Directors, Mr. Raphaël Doutrebente of Europorte and Mr. Denny Jünemann of Die Güterbahnen. The General Assembly also took the opportunity to thank outgoing board members for their contribution to European rail freight policy over the past years.
11/9/2024 - ERFA Manifesto - Delivering for Rail Freight: 2024-2029
The ERFA Manifesto presents what ERFA believes are the key issues which must be addressed by the European Institutions and Member States during the new legislative cycle 2024-2029. The manifesto identifies three broad policy objectives which should be focused on. These are fixing infrastructure, achieving the Single European Railway Area and improving rail freight?s competitiveness.