On 15. April, EPF Management Board member Willy Smeulders attended the Implementation Dialogue concerning high-speed rail in Europe, organised by Commissioner Tzitzikostas, which will also serve as an input for the development of the high-speed rail masterplan mentioned in the Commissioner’s mission letter.
Implementation Dialogues are part of the EU’s efforts to engage with companies and stakeholders to support compliance […]
On 11. April, EPF attended the Florence School of Regulation’s 15th Intermodal Forum, which explored key regulatory and industry challenges in achieving a Single Digital Booking and Ticketing system across Europe.
The European Commission (EC) committed to fostering multimodality in 2020 as part of its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy (SSMS). President Ursula von der Leyen has highlighted in her Political Guidelines […]
As the public transport landscape continues to progress, EPF remains committed to ensuring that passengers’ needs and rights are strongly represented at the European level. Our 2024 Annual Report highlights EPF’s activities across key areas: policy advocacy, participation in EU-funded projects, and active engagement with our members. Some of the highlights from 2024 include:
Policy Work: EPF acts as a […]
EPF is thrilled to announce the addition of a new member organisation: Berliner Fahrgastverband IGEB. During the EPF’s recent Annual General Assembly in Luxembourg on 5 April 2025, IGEB was warmly welcomed into the federation. With over four decades of experience, IGEB brings expertise in public transport advocacy, infrastructure planning, and citizen engagement, making it a strong and valuable […]
On March 27th, Katie Bulanowski participated in the European Mobility Week Workshops in Brussels.
European Mobility Week is the European Commission’s awareness-raising campaign on sustainable urban mobility. It culminates in a week of activities on 16-22 September every year, including the popular car-free day, and has huge media appeal (around 3.000 cities register per year). The European Mobility Week workshops […]
EPF’s Annual General Meeting took place in Luxembourg on 5. April.
➡️ MEP Tilly Metz (European Greens) was welcomed as a guest and current topics from European transport policy were discussed with her. The focus was on ticketing issues and the EU’s imminent focus on high-speed transport. The participants agreed with Ms Metz that point-to-point transport cannot be considered in […]
Europe’s Rail’s new project Hyper4Rail is bringing hyperloop closer to reality in Europe.
Hyperloop aims to deliver significantly shorter travel times with extremely low energy consumption. Its ambition is to revolutionize European connectivity, reshaping its social and economic geography in the long-term. It does so by operating within a near-vacuum environment, minimizing air-resistance, allowing vehicles to propel at high speeds […]
