Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies

CER

The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) brings together around 70 railway undertakings, their national associations as well as infrastructure managers and vehicle leasing companies.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Eva Schultz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu), Francesco Corti (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu)

23 Oct 2025 · Train Drivers Directive and Erasmus+

Meeting with Yannis Maniatis (Member of the European Parliament) and Air France-KLM

13 Oct 2025 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Joachim Luecking (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

9 Oct 2025 · Military mobility package

Meeting with François Kalfon (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

7 Oct 2025 · Mobilité militaire et grande vitesse ferroviaire

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Oct 2025 · Current topics for the railway industry

Meeting with Joachim Luecking (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

30 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views on cross-border agreements between national safety authorities

Meeting with Andreas Schieder (Member of the European Parliament) and

25 Sept 2025 · Lunchdebate

Meeting with Andreas Schieder (Member of the European Parliament) and Deutsche Bahn AG

3 Sept 2025 · Raillunch

Meeting with Eric Von Breska (Director Mobility and Transport)

16 Jul 2025 · Exchange of views on High-Speed Rail, Ports, Military Mobility, Connecting Europe Facility

Meeting with Andreas Schieder (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Jul 2025 · Rail Breakfast

Meeting with Felix Fernandez-Shaw (Director Directorate-General for International Partnerships) and

9 Jul 2025 · Shaping a new Team Europe approach towards LAC in order to increase the success rate of EU Railways industry on tenders on the region.

Meeting with Andreas Schieder (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Jul 2025 · Exchange of views

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and

1 Jul 2025 · Strategic Dialogue on the EU Port Strategy

Meeting with Andreas Schieder (Member of the European Parliament)

6 May 2025 · Exchange of views

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament) and

6 May 2025 · Austausch zu EU Politik

Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

1 Apr 2025 · Railway capacity regulation

Meeting with Simonas Satunas (Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius)

25 Mar 2025 · Military Mobility

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Mar 2025 · Austausch zu EU Politik

Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Mar 2025 · ERTMS

Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

12 Mar 2025 · Railway capacity regulation

Meeting with Herald Ruijters (Deputy Director-General Mobility and Transport)

19 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on the future High-speed rail Communication

Meeting with Martine Kemp (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Feb 2025 · European Railway Infrastructure as Strategic Investment - Host of an event

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and

17 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views with CER CEOs on the margins of the 18th European Railway award event.

Meeting with Gabriele Giudice (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto)

23 Jan 2025 · High-speed rail in the future of EU transport sector, features of the rail sector, infrastructure financing and ticketing models, digitalisation of the rails service (ERTMS and FTRMCS).

Meeting with Joachim Luecking (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

21 Jan 2025 · Introductory meeting - new Head of Unit C4

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

17 Dec 2024 · Multimodal Passenger Rights

Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Dec 2024 · Järnvägskapacitet och ERTMS

Meeting with Pasquale Tridico (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Dec 2024 · Meeting with Direttore Esecutivo CER Ing. Mazzola

Meeting with Anna Panagopoulou (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas)

12 Dec 2024 · Courtesy Meeting for introduction

Meeting with Flavio Tosi (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and FERROVIE DELLO STATO ITALIANE S.p.A.

23 Oct 2024 · CTD

Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

23 Oct 2024 · Railway capacity

Meeting with Lena Schilling (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Oct 2024 · Rail Policy and Investment in rail infrastructure

Meeting with Rosa Serrano Sierra (Member of the European Parliament) and

2 Oct 2024 · Priorities for European Commission 2024-2029

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

1 Oct 2024 · Speaker at a joint CER & Jacques Delors Institute event ‘On track for more than a single market’ to reflect on the future of railways

Meeting with Andreas Schieder (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Sept 2024 · Exchange of Views on Transport Policy

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

10 Jun 2024 · - Funding for rail in next MFF - Digitalisation - Military mobility

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

2 Apr 2024 · Stakeholder Meetings on Passenger Mobility Package

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

6 Mar 2024 · Labour and skills shortages, the EU's social targets, the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and UNIFE

29 Jan 2024 · Railway

Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

23 Jan 2024 · Rail capacity proposal

Meeting with Dominique Riquet (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

17 Jan 2024 · Politique des transports

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and UIRR, International Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport

17 Jan 2024 · Weights and dimensions directive

Meeting with Nicola Danti (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and FedEx Express BE BV

12 Jan 2024 · CountEmissionsEU

Meeting with Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

6 Dec 2023 · Speech on combined transports at high level meeting of Rail Freight CEOs

Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

29 Nov 2023 · Rail Capacity proposal

Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

28 Nov 2023 · Rail Capacity proposal

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

25 Oct 2023 · 1. Weight and Dimensions 2. Combined Transport 3. Rail capacity 4. MDMS 5. Revision of Rail State Aid Guidelines 6. ERTMS

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and UIRR, International Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport

24 Oct 2023 · Rail Forum Event on Greening Transport Package

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

24 Oct 2023 · Weights and dimensions directive

Meeting with Liliane Karlinger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

25 Jul 2023 · MDMS

Meeting with Carlo Fidanza (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Jul 2023 · Railway situation in Italy

Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action)

6 Jul 2023 · FF55

Meeting with Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Jun 2023 · Multimodale Buchungsplattform, Train Drivers Directive, TEN-V

Meeting with Walter Goetz (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

6 Jun 2023 · Rail

Meeting with Isabel García Muñoz (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

19 Apr 2023 · TEN-T Revision

Meeting with Maria Grapini (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Apr 2023 · Multi-Modal Digital Mobility Services

Meeting with Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

30 Mar 2023 · Meeting on MDMS

Meeting with Joost Korte (Director-General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) and

16 Mar 2023 · CMRD6

Meeting with Maria Grapini (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Mar 2023 · Multimodal Digital Mobility Services Initiative

Meeting with Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg (Member of the European Parliament) and UNIFE

31 Jan 2023 · Railway Award

Meeting with Izaskun Bilbao Barandica (Member of the European Parliament) and UNIFE

31 Jan 2023 · European Railway Award Ceremony

Meeting with Ismail Ertug (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Jan 2023 · TEN-T

Meeting with Barbara Thaler (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

17 Jan 2023 · TEN-T

Meeting with Isabel García Muñoz (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

17 Jan 2023 · TEN-T Revision

Meeting with Jakop G. Dalunde (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

17 Jan 2023 · TEN-T

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament) and

13 Jan 2023 · Passenger rights

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

14 Oct 2022 · ETS

Meeting with Ismail Ertug (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Oct 2022 · TEN-T

Meeting with Marco Campomenosi (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Oct 2022 · Meeting with Alberto Mazzola, CER

Meeting with Dorien Rookmaker (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Oct 2022 · Revision of TEN-T

Meeting with Dominique Riquet (Member of the European Parliament) and

20 Jun 2022 · Infrastructures de transport

Meeting with Ismail Ertug (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Jun 2022 · Employability in the railway sector

Meeting with Barbara Thaler (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

8 Jun 2022 · TEN-T

Meeting with Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

7 Jun 2022 · Action plan to boost long distance and cross border passenger rail

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

18 May 2022 · ETS Revision

Meeting with Annalisa Tardino (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

4 May 2022 · Meeting with CER

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

16 Mar 2022 · ETS Revision

Meeting with Jakop G. Dalunde (Member of the European Parliament) and

16 Mar 2022 · Speaker: Rail and Fit for 55

Meeting with Jakop G. Dalunde (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

20 Oct 2021 · TEN-T Regulation

Meeting with Isabel García Muñoz (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

6 Oct 2021 · TEN-T Revision

Meeting with Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Walter Goetz (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

21 May 2021 · Meeting to discuss the state of play of rail files.

Meeting with Anne Funch Jensen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Kim Jorgensen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

30 Apr 2021 · State aid issues of relevance for the rail sector

Meeting with Johannes Hahn (Commissioner)

26 Apr 2021 · EU action on post pandemic recovery and resilience, opportunities for the railway sector

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)

23 Mar 2021 · Meeting President

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

17 Mar 2021 · RFF

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

1 Mar 2021 · Rail and the European Green Deal

Meeting with Celine Gauer (Head of Task Force Secretariat-General)

22 Feb 2021 · RRF

Meeting with Elisa Ferreira (Commissioner)

19 Feb 2021 · To discuss the role of rail in the transition of the European transport system in line with the objectives of the European Green Deal and the investment in the rail sector, cohesion policy in the post-COVID recovery.

Meeting with Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

16 Feb 2021 · Meeting to discuss the European Year of Rail future events.

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

1 Feb 2021 · Covid-19, European Year of Rail

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner) and UNIFE

25 Jan 2021 · Perticipation of the Commissioner to the European Railway award ceremony

Meeting with Carlo Fidanza (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Sept 2020 · Focus on TRAN files

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

3 Jul 2020 · Discussion on rail transport and the economic recovery

Meeting with Walter Goetz (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

3 Jun 2020 · Meeting to discuss the subject of RAIL

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and

14 May 2020 · Recovery and Green Deal in Transport

Meeting with Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Walter Goetz (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

21 Apr 2020 · Impact of Coronavirus crisis on the rail sector and road to recovery

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)

19 Feb 2020 · Green Deal and the rail sector

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

10 Feb 2020 · Preparation of an upcoming meeting of the Executive Vice President

Meeting with Dara Murphy (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

27 Jan 2020 · European Green Deal

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

10 Jan 2020 · Contribution of railways to the Green Deal

Meeting with Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

10 Jan 2020 · Railways

Meeting with Jean-Eric Paquet (Director-General Research and Innovation) and

4 Sept 2019 · Joint meeting CER-EIM-UNIFE to discuss future of transportation in Horizon Europe

Meeting with Themis Christophidou (Director-General Education, Youth, Sport and Culture)

20 Feb 2019 · Speech at General Assemnly

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

18 Sept 2018 · Speech at Innotrans Opening ceremony and visit to stands, Commissioner Bulc as key note speaker at the Rail Leaders` Summit

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

20 Feb 2018 · Meeting with Mr Fritzsons, CEO of CER & CER Management Committee

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President) and

6 Nov 2017 · 2nd Mobility Package

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

19 Oct 2017 · MFF, Shift2Rail

Meeting with Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

17 Oct 2017 · Meeting with Mr Fritzson and Mr Lochman

Meeting with Alessandro Carano (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

11 Oct 2017 · MFF and the future of transport financing

Meeting with Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

18 May 2017 · Mobility package

Meeting with Alisa Tiganj (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

12 May 2017 · rail security and passengers rights

Meeting with Christian Linder (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič) and

27 Apr 2017 · Road tollling

Meeting with Silvio Mascagna (Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King)

27 Mar 2017 · Rail security

Meeting with Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

2 Dec 2016 · Preparation of joint event

Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen), Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen) and VR-Group Plc

16 Nov 2016 · Investment plan / railways

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

20 Oct 2016 · Rail Passenger Rights Regulation

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

20 Oct 2016 · InterRail

Meeting with Juraj Nociar (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

19 Oct 2016 · Energy Union

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

26 May 2016 · Freight CEO Task Force, 4th railway package

Meeting with Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

15 Apr 2016 · Commission’s road transport initiatives

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

16 Feb 2016 · Meeting board of Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER)

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

16 Feb 2016 · Meeting Freight CEOs Task Force on pending transport issues

Meeting with Matthias Ruete (Director-General Migration and Home Affairs)

15 Feb 2016 · Rail Transport Security

Meeting with Matthias Ruete (Director-General Migration and Home Affairs)

29 Sept 2015 · Rail Transport, Passenger Security

Meeting with Aurore Maillet (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella) and

29 Sept 2015 · Metal Theft

Meeting with Peter Van Kemseke (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

2 Sept 2015 · On train to COP21 – Paris

Meeting with Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

23 Apr 2015 · Meeting with CER

Meeting with Desiree Oen (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

24 Feb 2015 · Transporting goods from Asia to the EU - what role for intermodality

Meeting with Friedrich-Nikolaus von Peter (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc), Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

6 Feb 2015 · ITS