On 26-27. November, EPF’s Katie Bulanowski attended the 2025 Polis Conference in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The conference brought together over 1.000 stakeholders from cities, industry, and research to discuss a diverse range of mobility topics including transport poverty, inclusion, and behaviour change. Katie participated in the session “Paved With Purpose: Streets for All”, where speakers…
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🚄✈️🌍 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…
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,…
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 – Promoció del Transport Públic. We’ll be also showcasing the SIGN-AIR project, where EPF…
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…
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…
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 Macià on 21. October. This final phase will complete the essential link from the Baix Llobregat area to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
EPF, together with other organisations defending passenger and consumer rights across Europe, has co-signed an open letter to MEPs, calling on them to reject the Council’s proposed revision of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 on air passengers’ rights. The letter warns that the Council’s proposal would undo more than twenty years of progress in protecting consumers.…