The European Commission launched a call for evidence on the revision of EU air services rules (Regulation (EC) N° 1008/2008). The current EU air services rules cover areas such as operating requirements, the freedom to provide services and pricing freedom. The initiative will update those rules in light of lessons learnt, including during the COVID-19 pandemic, changing market dynamics and […]
Railways guarantee safe and ecological transport of people and goods. When developed on the right scale and with an appropriate level of services, they play a crucial role in strengthening the economy, fostering social mobility, and improving access to employment, education, services, culture, and tourism. They accelerate the flow of goods, support business activity, and bring people closer together. […]
On 12. May, the European Passengers’ Federation (EPF) and the Smart Ticketing Alliance (STA) co-hosted a stakeholder event in Brussels, as part of the STA’s National Digital Ticketing Stakeholder Dialogue. The aim: to foster stronger collaboration between technical experts and passenger advocates.
Building on a first joint workshop held in February, discussions underscored the shared commitment to making digital ticketing […]
Today, EPF co-signed a statement, jointly with Age Platform Europe, the European Disability Forum (EDF), ECC France and Germany, and BEUC, calling on Member States to clarify, uphold and make more easily enforceable the Air Passenger Rights Regulation, and not diminish key consumer rights. We are very concerned that the current negotiations would roll back important passenger rights.
📍 Extraordinary […]
EPF’s chair Josef Schneider represented the passenger at the Greece Transportation and Infrastructure Summit in Athens on 30. April. He participated in the panel discussion ‘Promoting sustainable mobility and safety’, along with Stefanos Agiasoglou (OSY), George Georgiadis (UNECE, Inland Transport Committee), Brian Caulfield (Trinity College Dublin) and Vassiliki Danelli-Myloni (Road Safety Institute ‘Panos Mylonas’).
Josef emphasised that in order to […]
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’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 […]
A new Air–Rail Connectivity Index shows how high-speed rail can triple hub airport connectivity!
📍 Tested with Paris-CDG data,
✅ +72% connectivity when rail is integrated
📈 3× more hub connectivity with air–rail sync
✂️ Can high-speed rail replace short-haul feeder flights?
🌱 A step toward seamless, sustainable journeys
📖 Read the full paper to explore the potential and the data behind it:
https://lnkd.in/dxe2bypM
📡 Stay tuned […]