The European Commission has launched a public consultation on Regulation (EC) 1371/2007 on rail passengers’ rights and obligations. The consultation period is from 09/02/2016 to 05/05/2016. Replies can be submitted as citizen or as organisation. All information can be found here.
EPF has submitted a written contribution about the application of Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 concerning the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport. Our contribution can be downloaded here. EPF_contribution_Bus and Coach passenger rigths
Welcome to the 18th issue of our bulletin which shows you the work and interests of the European Passengers’ Federation and its member associations in 20 countries on behalf of customers in all modes of public transport. To download the document, please click here.
ERFA has published an open letter to Council and European Parliament at the start of informal trilogues on the 4th Railway Package. The undersigned associations (Clecat, ERFA, EPF, Epttola, ESC and T&E) ask the European Parliament and the Council to support a growth and customer-orientated management of the rail infrastructure and full financial transparancy and…
Welcome to the 17th issue of our bulletin which shows you the work and interests of the European Passengers’ Federation and its member associations in 20 countries on behalf of customers in all modes of public transport. To download the document, please click here.
The forth-coming mid-term review of the European Commission’s transport White Paper of 2011, Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – towards a competitive and resource-efficient transport system, will have major implications for the whole transport sector. EPF has sent an open letter to numerous representatives of the transport sector. Read more here.
Welcome to the 16th issue of our bulletin which shows you the work and interests of the European Passengers’ Federation and its member associations in 20 countries on behalf of customers in all modes of public transport. To download the document, please click here.
The European Passengers’ Federation (EPF) held its inaugural summit in Brussels. EPF believes that European transport policy needs to focus on the delivery of better end-to-end journeys for passengers. In order to ensure that passengers are at the heart of the EU policy making, EPF organised a policy summit in Brussels on the 9th of December.…
EPF co-signed an open letter from the European Rail Freight Association (ERFA) to the EU Transport Council. Other organizatios co-signing this letter are CLECAT, ERFA, European Shippers Council, Mofair and UIRR, urging the EU Member States to pursue discussions on the political pillar of the 4th Railway Package and to retain the principles that allow a…
EPF firmly believes that there is a role for international night trains – but that role is not exactly the same as it was 30 years ago. Our October Council meeting discussed the latest developments and agreed the following call: “We urge the European Union to commission an independent fact-finding study of the social, economic…
Welcome to the fifteenth issue of the bulletin of activities of the European Passengers’ Federation.
In this issue we mention a questionnaire for customers of Eurostar; a survey of the implementation of air passengers’ rights in Poland; the question of rail financing in Bulgaria; current and possible progress of rail services between Austria and Italy, and urban transport in Brussels and Warsaw. There are new Members of the European Parliament…
The European Railway Agency ERA held a two days high-level conference to demonstrate the benefits of the ERA work and at the same time address the challenges that are ahead of us, our partners and stakeholders. EPF vice-chairman Christopher Irwin took the opportunity to highlight passengers interests. To see his presentation click here.