In the frame of the European Year of Rail, UITP and the European Passengers’ Federation (EPF) are organising a digital workshop on ‘Rail passenger rights for all: EU legislation and beyond’ on 19 May from 9.30 to 12.00 (CET). Regional and local rail operators and authorities are very engaged in offering attractive services to their…
After careful consideration, we have decided to cancel the EPF conference 2021 in Strasbourg. The situation in the current pandemic shows too many risks for a successful event. It is not possible to predict whether and how we will be able to travel to Strasbourg in June from the different countrie. We are currently checking…
The Corona crisis is having a tremendous effect on all of us, not in the least on our travel behaviour and on public transport in general. After careful consideration, EPF has decided that it is impossible to hold our Strasbourg conference in early June, as we initially had foreseen. The Management Board has decided to…
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to the travel restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 EPF conference has been postponed to next year. We will keep you informed of the new date. Thanks for your understanding! Join us for the next EPF-conference in Strasbourg (5-6 June 2020). This year’s theme: European Cross-border links: What’s in it for…
PRO BAHN, one of the members of EPF, organized on 16.12.2019, a one-day-conference on passenger rights. During the morning, Erki Must, former staff member of the European Court of Auditors (now staff member of DG MOVE), presented the special report on passenger rights 30/2018, which has been published on 08.11.2018. In the afternoon, Elisabeth Kotthaus, head…
EPF’s 2020 annual conference will take place in Strasbourg on 5 & 6 June. The programme will focus on European cross-border links benefiting for customers. A small preview. Working sessions: ‘Institutions’: with representatives of the European Commission, the European Court of Auditors and the Independent Regulators Group ‘Operators’: night trains (e.g. ÖBB) – European road…
The annual EPF conference was held in, for the season hot and sunny, Stockholm on 7 & 8. June. The two conference days gathered European passenger organizations, public transport operators, politicians and officials at EU level. Almost 70 participants from 12 different European countries took part in the seminars, the excursion and the evening events.…
On 7th and 8th June, EPF held its annual conference in Stockholm. We look back to two days of very interesting presentations and discussions. The first day focused on experiences from liberalized rail markets. Speakers included Libor Lochman (Executive Director CER), Gustav Sjöblom (Transportstyrelsen), Isabel Schleich (Strategic Project Manager FlixTrain), Gunnar Alexandersson (Senior researcher Stockholm…
During two conference days, you will be able to participate in seminars concerning successes and shortcomings in Europe’s early liberalized rail markets and will be inspired by presentations about powerful consumer groups and how to improve conditions for vulnerable passenger groups and young people in public transport. Among the presenters are Elisabeth Kotthaus – Head…
Book your trip now to the next EPF-conference in Stockholm that will take place in the Nordic summer light days in the beginning of June.
We as EPF were very happy with our annual conference taking place in Aachen during the first weekend of June. Most of the presentations are now available on the download page. A few will follow as soon as possible. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did and see you next year! Next…
During the European Passengers’ Federation 2018 conference, we will focus on the passengers’ views on public transport. On 8-9-10 June passenger representatives and policy makers from all over Europe will meet in Aachen, Germany, to discuss innovative concepts and daily solutions in public transport. This year’s agenda will focus on tourism. How can tourism by…