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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We are delighted to share with you the programme for our 2019 ceremony: PROGRAMME Welcome Philippe Citroën, UNIFE Director GeneralLibor Lochman, CER Executive Director Round-table discussionA strong rail network for European mobility Violeta Bulc, European Commissioner for TransportKarima Delli (Greens/EFA, FR), Chair of the European Parliament'sTransport and Tourism CommitteeMatthias Ruete, European Coordinator for ERTMSCrister Fritzson, CER Chair and CEO of SJ (Sweden)Sabrina S ...

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In 2019 the European Railway Award will go to Catherine Trautmann, for her long-standing support of the European rail supply industry and a thriving rail network for the transport of people and goods across Europe. As former Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Industry, Research & Energy Committee, Catherine Trautmann has always strongly supported the European rail supply industry. She also did so in her previous capacity as Mayor of Strasbourg when she took the decision to rebui ...

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CER & UNIFE are delighted to announce the 12th edition of the European Railway Award! The jury have cast their votes for our 2019 laureate and we look forward to revealing the result soon. The event will take place for the very first time at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium on 20 February 2019, starting as of 18.00 with a networking cocktail.  As always the award ceremony will be followed by the joint CER & UNIFE Annual Reception.  Registrations are now open, pleas ...

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The 2018 European Railway Award was presented tonight to the Gotthard Base Tunnel Project, for delivering the world’s longest railway tunnel, shifting freight to rail. Peter Jedelhauser, former Head of the Gotthard North South Corridor Project at SBB, and Renzo Simoni, former CEO of AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd accepted the award on behalf of the European workforce who brought the project to life. This is the eleventh edition of the European Railway Award, where, since 2007, the European rail secto ...

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With less than a week to go, the final preparations are underway for the European Railway Award 2018, which pays tribute this year to the Gotthard Base Tunnel Project. The ceremony takes place on 20 February 2018 at the Square Brussels Meeting Centre. The final programme for the evening is as follows: PROGRAMME Welcome Libor Lochman, CER Executive DirectorPhilippe Citroën, UNIFE Director-General Round-table discussion Building on the Gotthard success story - Priorities for a stro ...

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