On 7 February, the 10th Anniversary celebration of the European Railway Award took place in Brussels. Followed by the CER-UNIFE Annual Reception, the evening ceremony attracted more than 500 guests from all over Europe, including high-level politicians and transport stakeholders. The evening’s political keynote speaker, European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič highlighted: "Rail is a very important transport mode. The European Commission works in three ways to ...

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2017 marks a special year in the history of the European Railway Award and the programme of its upcoming 10th Anniversary edition has just been announced. On this unique occasion there will be no awards presented as usual, rather we will pause to pay tribute to our past winners, to our speakers and to all who have contributed over the last ten years to making the event what it is today. Besides celebrating the many past achievements highlighted during the European Railway Award's fir ...

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On Tuesday 7 February 2017, CER & UNIFE will hold a special celebration in Brussels marking the 10th Anniversary of the European Railway Award! Since it was first presented in 2007, the European Railway Award has honoured the achievements of 18 laureates in its technical and political award categories, in the presence of hundreds of guests from all over Europe.  In 2017, for the event's 10th Anniversary, there will be no awards as usual. Instead, we will pause to mark this m ...

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The 2016 European Railway Award was presented yesterday evening to Isabelle Durant, former Vice President of the European Parliament, and to railway engineer Eric Fontanel. This is the ninth edition of the European Railway Award, where, since 2007, the European rail sector has celebrated and recognised the political and technical contributions of accomplished individuals to the sector. The ceremony, which took place at the Musées Royaux D’Art et Histoire in Brussels, was followed by the joint ...

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As every year, each of the two laureates of the European Railway Award will be given a 10.000 euros money prize to be donated to projects or charities of their choice. Eric Fontanel, awardee of this years’ Technical Award, chose to help the French association SNSM. SNSM comprises more than 4400 volunteer rescuers on boats and 1300 lifeguards spread over rescue stations and first aid stations on the beaches of France. SNSM saved 7100 lives in 2014. More information ab ...

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