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EPF Co-Signs Open Letter Urging MEPs to Defend Europe’s Gold-Standard Air Passenger Rights

By |October 16th, 2025|

EPF together with other organisations defending passenger and consumer rights across Europe, have co-signed an open letter to MEPs calling on them to reject the Council’s proposed revision of Regulation EC 261/2004.
The letter warns that the Council’s proposal would erase more than 20 years of hard-won consumer protections, introducing confusing and contradictory clauses that risk undermining legal certainty and violating […]

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    EPF contributes to CIVITAS Policy Inspiration on participatory and inclusive mobility

EPF contributes to CIVITAS Policy Inspiration on participatory and inclusive mobility

By |September 25th, 2025|

EPF’s Senior Researcher, Delphine Grandsart, was among the expert contributors to a CIVITAS Policy Inspiration brief focused on Improving digital accessibility to public transport for people with disabilities, published in September 2025.

CIVITAS is a network  that works with cities, organisations and projects across Europe to accelerate the uptake of innovative, sustainable and inclusive mobility solutions. As part of its […]

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EPF contributes to panel on inclusive mobility in Turkey

By |July 14th, 2025|

On 7-8. July 2025, the International Conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility took place in Ankara, as part of the SUMP Türkiye Project. The project’s main objective is to promote a shift from individual transport to more sustainable, accessible, and inclusive mobility solutions at both national and urban levels. The event brought together over 300 participants, including representatives from public institutions, […]

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EPF at the European Commission’s Youth Policy Dialogue

By |March 10th, 2025|

On 6 March, the European Commission’s Youth Policy Dialogue on transport and tourism brought together 20 young participants from across Europe in Brussels. Hosted by European Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas, in charge of Sustainable Transport and Tourism, the Dialogue focused on the expectations and needs of young people as transport users, tourists, and job seekers. Representing EPF at the event […]

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Focus Highlights Solutions to Transport Poverty in Central and Eastern Europe

By |January 20th, 2025|

Focus (Association for Sustainable Development), a member of EPF based in Slovenia, recently carried out a study, ‘Good Practices to Address Transport Poverty in Central and Eastern Europe’, which highlights challenges faced by people and offers practical solutions to help improve mobility, particularly in areas with poor public transport systems.

Transport poverty, as defined in the European Social Climate Fund […]

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EPF at the TRAN Committee Hearing on Passenger Rights

By |November 28th, 2024|

On November 18. 2024, the TRAN Committee of the European Parliament held a public hearing on passenger rights, gathering experts and stakeholders to discuss two legislative proposals introduced within the European Commission’s Passenger Mobility Package last year, aiming to strengthen passenger rights through better enforcement and introducing protection specifically tailored to multimodal journeys.

Representing EPF, Senior Researcher Delphine Grandsart participated […]

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European Business Travellers Call for German Rail Investment

By |November 21st, 2024|

Through co-signing an open letter (published on 21. November), EPF joined a Europe-wide alliance of business travellers urging the current and future German government to create the necessary conditions for the reliable expansion, modernisation, and renovation of Germany’s rail network.

The open letter has been signed by a wide range of associations, companies, and organisations from across the EU and […]

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    Insights from the EU-Rail Train Panel on “How Rail Can Bring More Value for Passengers”

Insights from the EU-Rail Train Panel on “How Rail Can Bring More Value for Passengers”

By |September 30th, 2024|

On 23. September, a special ‘Europe for Rail’ train, organised by Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking members and the European Commission, departed from Brussels to Berlin, marking the beginning of InnoTrans2024! 🌍🚆 EPF took part in one of the panel debates on the train – emphasizing the importance of thinking from the end-users’ point of view in order to make […]

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EPF priorities for EU action

By |May 31st, 2024|

With a view to the next political mandate of the European Parliament and of the European Commission, EPF has identified its priorities for Union action that will help unleash the potential of the public transport sector.

➡ Goal: A seamless European passenger transport system

The appeal and utility of public transport is greatest when providing access to a network of networks […]

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Managing extreme weather conditions for rail passengers

By |April 4th, 2024|

Network Rail, Britain’s main rail infrastructure manager, launched an Extreme Heat Task Force (EHTF) in July 2022 in response to record temperatures which had caused significant disruption for passengers. The remit of the EHTF was to assess how network resilience might be improved in these conditions and how other countries manage these conditions more effectively.

Network Rail invited Transport Focus […]

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