The Middle Corridor Implementation Matrix, presented during the Sustainable Middle Corridor Roundtable in Brussels on 29 April 2026, outlines a comprehensive roadmap to strengthen the […]
Topic: Rail
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The Platform of Rail Infrastructure Managers in Europe (PRIME) was established to improve cooperation among European rail infrastructure managers and to support knowledge transfer and […]
At the ERFA Annual Event 2026 in Brussels, dedicated to the question “How to relaunch European rail freight?”, Godfried Smit, Secretary General of the European […]
29 April 2026, the European Shippers’ Council contributed to the high-level roundtable, “Middle Corridor: From Strategic Coordination to Bankable Implementation,” held in Brussels and organised […]
The ACEA study reassesses the relevance of EU modal shift policies in the context of a rapidly evolving freight transport system shaped by technological change. […]
A provisional agreement on a better planning and allocation of railway infrastructure capacity in the EU was approved in Transport and Tourism Committee on 27 […]
FERRMED conference “How to Solve the Stagnant Rail Freight Share in the EU: +FIRRST is the Solution” took place in Brussels on the 13th of […]
European Shippers’ Council (ESC) fully supports Petition No 0411/2025 put forward by Georg Janke, which calls for the introduction of English as a common operating […]
9 July 2025, the European Commission adopted an implementing decision setting out key milestones and deadlines for the completion of Rail Baltica, a flagship cross-border […]
19 June 2025, Barcelona, Spain – The International Alliance for the pilot test of the +FIRRST system (Fast, Flexible, Integrated Rail-Road System of Transport) was […]
Where knowledge meets innovation The 16th edition of RailTech Europe will bring together the international railway industry in the Netherlands on 4 & 5 March […]
About the European Silk Road Summit While the main route continues to exist, the last couple of years have given room to alternatives, bypasses and […]
ESC, FERRMED, IRU, MCrit, and UIRR are launching a Stakeholders’ Alliance to implement the Fast, Flexible, Integrated Rail-Road System of Transport (+FIRRST System) in order […]
Warsaw, 5 March 2025, a Rail Directors meeting will take place to provide an up-to-date overview of the situation in the railway field in Europe […]
10 March 2025, Belgrade, Serbia, ESC Secretary General Godfried Smit will make a keynote speech at the Grain Logistica International Conference. The aim of the […]