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 2025 Annual Report highlights EPF’s activities across key areas: policy advocacy, participation in EU-funded projects, and active engagement with our members.
Policy Work: EPF acts as a unique platform for representing passengers’ interests in […]
From 13 to 16 April 2026, the first edition of the UIC Passenger Week took place at the UIC headquarters in Paris, bringing together over 200 participants from 35 countries and 93 organisations. The event provided a platform for insightful discussions, knowledge sharing, and exchanges among stakeholders in the passenger rail sector.
EPF was represented by Senior Researcher Delphine […]
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 presented tools and projects they […]
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, “Trust, Safety and Public Confidence […]
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 was represented at the Plenary meeting of the intergovernmental Platform on International Passenger Rail (the IRP) in Oslo at the end of November by Arriën Kruyt and Christopher Irwin. The meeting was hosted by the Railway Directorate of the Norwegian Ministry of Transport. Chris made a presentation on EPF’s current approach to rail ticketing.
Noting that rail travel accounts […]
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 […]
On 29. October, EPF was invited to deliver a keynote speech at the mid-term event of the FP1 – MOTIONAL project in Madrid. The event presented a unique opportunity to showcase and discuss the progress and milestones of the project with industry professionals and gain valuable insights.
FP1 – MOTIONAL is one of the Flagship (FP) projects funded by the […]
On 4 October 2024, the International Union of Railways (UIC) held an online workshop as part of the UIC Customer Experience Working Group (CEMP) on “Optimising Bikes and Luggage Transportation in Railway Systems.” The event brought together industry experts and policy makers to explore practical and sustainable solutions for integrating bicycles and luggage into railway services, with a focus […]
The 2024 edition of the European Mobility Expo (EuMo Expo 2024) has been a success, with +11.000 participants from +100 countries. For three days, EuMo Expo 2024 transformed Strasbourg into the European capital of mobility and public transport. EPF’s President, Michel Quidort, participated in a session on ‘How digital technology is transforming passenger relations’ on 2. October.
The panel (here) […]
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