New nomination deadline! In 2021 the European Commission is planning to put rail in the spotlight through a dedicated European Year of Rail. What better way to showcase rail’s impressive capabilities than by competing to become the next European Railway Award winner? Do you know a leading voice who has succeeded in opening up political debate or implementing concrete policy shifts for rail? Are you part of a campaign raising rail’s profile or a project, large or small, revolutionising the ...

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The 2020 European Railway Award was presented tonight to Geert Pauwels, for successfully developing a strategy making rail freight a profitable business, thereby boosting the attractiveness of rail freight and encouraging a modal shift from road to rail. The Award was handed over to Mr Pauwels by Libor Lochman, CER Executive Director, and Philippe Citroën, UNIFE Director General, during a special ceremony at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels. The evening started off with a round-table ...

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CER and UNIFE are delighted to announce the programme for the 13th edition of the European Railway Award ceremony: PROGRAMME Welcome Libor Lochman, CER Executive DirectorPhilippe Citroën, UNIFE Director General Round-table discussionWorking with rail for greener European mobility Andrey Novakov, Member of the European Parliament, Chair of Rail Forum EuropeHenrik Hololei, Director General for Mobility and Transport, European CommissionSabrina Soussan, UNIFE Chair and CEO of Siemens Mob ...

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CER & UNIFE are delighted to announce the 13th edition of the European Railway Award! The event will return next year to the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium on 18 February 2020, starting as of 18.30 with a networking cocktail before the official ceremony at 19:00. As always the award ceremony will be followed by the joint CER & UNIFE Annual Reception. Registrations are now open, please click here. ...

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The 2019 European Railway Award was presented tonight to Catherine Trautmann, for her long-standing support of rail transport – including light rail in urban areas, high speed passenger lines and expanding the rail network across Europe in the framework of the European Union’s TEN-T Programme. The Award was handed over to Ms Trautmann by Philippe Citroën, UNIFE Director General, and Libor Lochman, CER Executive Director, during a special ceremony at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussel ...

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