Recommendations on the ERA mandate: a core European train network for better cross-border rail Thursday, 27 February 2026 Europe on Rail, coordinated by Germanwatch, has published recommendations calling on the EU to strengthen the mandate of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) and accelerate the development of a core European cross-border train network. The […]
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Joint statement to Commissioner Tzitzikostas: Youth and civil society call for seamless ticketing and affordable rail across Europe Tuesday, 30 September 2025 The Youth on Track coalition, a network of youth organisations, consumer groups, and environmental NGOs, has signed a joint statement urging the EU to make cross-border rail travel simpler and more affordable. Addressed
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Open letter to Timmermans: Europeans need an easy way to book travel across transport modes and operators Thursday, 8 June 2023 Europe on Rail, together with nine other representatives of Europe’s mobility ecosystem, call upon the EU to ease the booking of transport journeys involving different transport offers across all modes and operators into a
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Sustainable mobility going backwards with the diminution of cross-border trains between France and Spain Monday, 12 December 2022 Since 2013, Spanish public rail operator Renfe and French SNCF have been operating services together between France and Spain through Catalonia. However, on 11 December 2022, this cooperation ended and from now on only two trains a day
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Europe on Rail advocates for rail as a global solution for the climate crisis Friday, 18 November 2022 Recent IPCC reports have emphasized the gravity of the climate crisis and the need for immediate and sustained political will, impactful action and effective cooperation. Sustainable mobility is essential if we want to reach the climate targets
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Report: Reviving French-Spanish passenger rail lines Wednesday, 2 November 2022 Eco-union, in collaboration with RAC France, has launched a new report that aims to compile and assess the state of the French-Spanish passenger trains, with a particular focus on medium and long-distance —night and day— cross-border connections. The sector of transportation is responsible for an important part of CO2 emissionsand
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Report: Reviving Portuguese-Spanish passenger rail lines Friday 28 October 2022 Eco-union, in collaboration with Zero, has produced a new report that aims to bring together updated information regarding the Portuguese-Spanish passenger rail connections on medium to long distance cross-border night and day lines. It intends to understand the current state of play of Portuguese-Spanish passenger rail connections; what is
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June 1, 2022 At the Uniting Europe by Rail conference held last Tuesday, May 24, industry leaders called german and polish governments to modernize railway infrastructures, invest in rolling stock and keep a balance between the free market and state influence. Our project leader Germanwatch along with the Civil Affairs Institute from Poland organized a
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Connecting Spain and Europe The future of passenger trains in the climate transition Abril 5th 2022 On March 24, 2022, our partner eco-union organized its annual Mobility Eco Forum at the Representative Office of the European Commission in Madrid. The event brought together key actors and stakeholders of the Spanish and European rail network, with
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March 7th 2022 On Monday 21st of February, European actors of the rail sector came together at the European Railway summit to discuss how rail can be the driver for greener and more innovative transport. In the plenary session “How to finance tomorrow’s rail system?” Anne Bringault from RAC France shared Europe on Rail’s thoughts regarding the urgent need to
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