Lunch Debate: “Unlocking Seamless Multimodality in Europe”

By |November 22nd, 2025|

🚄✈️🌍 On 12 November 2025, EPF participated in a Lunch Debate at the European Parliament, hosted by MEP Sophia Kircher, entitled “Unlocking Seamless Multimodality in Europe”. The high-level event brought together the MultiModX, SIGN-AIR, and TravelWise projects — all funded by the SESAR Joint Undertaking — to explore how innovation, digitalisation, and harmonisation can help deliver a truly seamless, […]

EPF at the PAVE Europe Conference

By |November 21st, 2025|

On 20 November, EPF was present at the PAVE Europe Conference in Brussels, which brought together civil society, service and tech providers, policymakers, researchers, and more to exchange on automated mobility. The dynamic and interactive setting allowed for different perspectives and experiences to be shared.

EPF’s Katie Bulanowski attended the conference and moderated the session, “Trust, Safety and Public Confidence […]

🚄 Join us next week for @Rail Live! 2025

By |November 21st, 2025|

EPF is excited to be part of RailLive 2025 – the leading event uniting rail professionals, innovators, and suppliers shaping the future of mobility.

👉 Visit us at Stand F178
Come meet the EPF team and our Spanish member organisation PTP – PromociĂł del Transport PĂşblic. We’ll be also showcasing the SIGN-AIR project, where EPF is a proud partner. Don’t forget […]

EPF participates in EU-Rail’s European Railcast Episode 5 on Passenger Experience

By |November 18th, 2025|

On 29 October, EPF’s Senior Researcher Delphine Grandsart participated in Episode 5 of the European Railcast:”The Passenger experience: Making Rail more Accessible, Affordable and Reliable”. The podcast, hosted by Jacki Davis, explored how Europe can build on existing progress to make rail travel seamless, multimodal, and more passenger-centred.

Delphine was joined by Micol Biscotto, Head of the Grant Office at […]

Save the date: EPF Conference 2026 Maastricht

By |November 7th, 2025|

EPF is excited to announce that the 2026 edition of our conference will be held in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Supported by EPF member Rover, the event will take place on 5 and 6 June 2026 at the “Gouvernement aan de Maas” building, where in 1992 the EU treaty was signed.

The focus of the conference will be the modal shift to […]

EPF member PTP celebrates approval to connect trams along Diagonal

By |October 28th, 2025|

The Barcelona City Council has taken a crucial step towards establishing a continuous, high-capacity, and low-emission tram network by giving initial approval to the executive project for the tram connection between Passeig de Sant Joan and Francesc MaciĂ  on 21. October. This final phase will complete the essential link from the Baix Llobregat area to Northern Barcelonès, running through […]

EPF at Busworld 2025 Congress

By |October 23rd, 2025|

From 6-9. October, the Busworld Europe 2025 Congress was held at Brussels Expo, uniting policymakers, operators, manufacturers, researchers, and civil society. As the premier event for the bus and coach sector, it focused on sustainable, inclusive, and digital public transport. EPF’s Senior Researcher Delphine Grandsart took part in three sessions, aligned with our mission to advance passenger rights, inclusion, […]

UIC Tourism Awards 2025

By |October 23rd, 2025|

On 16 October, the International Union of Railways (UIC) hosted the first combined edition of the UIC Railway Station Awards and the TopRail Tourism-Friendly Awards at its headquarters in Paris. On behalf of the European Passengers’ Federation (EPF), Freek Bos (EPF member, Rover) had the honour of serving on the jury for this year’s Tourism-Friendly Awards in the categories “Line” […]

VAT Package on Travel and Tourism – EPF response

By |October 20th, 2025|

The European Commission is currently reviewing two interrelated sets of VAT provisions: the special VAT scheme for travel agents, and the VAT rules on passenger transport. The Call for Evidence highlights that the current rules are difficult to apply in practice (e.g., the place of supply rule based on distance travelled) and create market distortion, as different modes of transport are […]

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    EPF at the European Commission Conference on “Young People and Transport Jobs: Making Transport Careers More Attractive”

EPF at the European Commission Conference on “Young People and Transport Jobs: Making Transport Careers More Attractive”

By |October 20th, 2025|

On 15. October, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) hosted a high-level conference in Brussels on “Young People and Transport Jobs: Making Transport Careers More Attractive”. The event brought together around 70 young people and 30 stakeholders from across Europe to explore how to make transport professions more appealing, inclusive, and future-oriented.

The conference was opened […]