railway packagestandards and regulationtrade & international affairseu financing for railenvironment & sustainabilityall topics researchoverview errac fp7 projectshorizon2020 projectsshift rail publications & presspress releases publications unife in the press world rail market study eventsunife events unife involved count 0 ; advocating european policies favourable to rail representing rail industry interests at the international and eu level promoting rail market growth for sustainable mobility enhancing the competitiveness of the european rail supply industry shaping an interoperable and efficient european railway system collaborating with the eu to build a single european railway area ensuring european rail supply industry leadership of the global market driving innovation for a competitive european rail industry unife news all news 20 sep 2016 trade rail investments world rail market study world rail supply market records unprecedented volumes while global market accessibility declines the world rail supply market volume hit a record level of nearly 160 billion euros in 2015 and the growth is set to continue in spite of certain regional differences . in the years to come the market volume will grow 2.6 percent per year on average worldwide and reach about 185 billion euros in 2021 . these are among the findings of the sixth unife world rail market study conducted by roland berger and commissioned by the european rail industry association unife . read more 20 sep 2016 ertms era european railway agency european commission european commission european union agency for railways and rail sector organisations commit to the fourth ertms memorandum of understanding the european commission the european union agency for railways and the representatives of the european railway sector signed today at the occasion of the 2016 innotrans trade fair the new memorandum of understanding mou on the cooperation for the deployment of the european rail traffic management system . read more 20 sep 2016 mou abifer rail supply industry unife signs mou with the brazilian association of the railroad suppliers abifer unife is very pleased to announce the signature of a memorandum of understanding with abifer the brazilian association of the railroad suppliers at innotrans . the collaboration between unife and abifer started two years ago in the framework of the cooperation between the european agency for railways and antt the brazilian ground transportation agency . read more spotlight world rail market study 6th edition 19 08 2016 6th edition of the world rail market study launched at innotrans . read more press releases publications european rail sector applauds full adoption of fourth railway package technical pillar fourth railway package 28 04 2016 today the european parliament overwhelmingly approved the council common position on the technical pillar of the fourth railway package as agreed during the trialogue negotiations that came to an end in june 2015 . the text will now undergo some further procedural steps in order to be published in the eu official journal in the coming months . read more rzd russian railways and unife sign a memorandum of understanding and cooperation on the international railway industry standard iris iris certification quality standard 02 09 2015 at the occasion of the 2015 expo 1520 held this week in moscow unife the european rail industry association represented by unife director general philippe citro n signed a memorandum of understanding mou with rzd russian railways represented by valentin gapanovich senior vice president rzd for cooperation in the areas of technical documentation exchange best practices and the promotion of a strong culture of quality in the rail sector through the international railway industry standard iris . read more deutsche bahn and unife sign a memorandum of understanding on iris international railway industry standard iris certification quality standard 21 08 2015 this morning at db ag headquarters in berlin unife represented by unife chairman lutz bertling and unife director general philippe citro n signed a mou for cooperation with db represented by dr volker kefer member of the db management board for infrastructure services and technology on the advancement of the international railway industry standard iris . read more aiming high cer and unife welcome tran vote on the report on implementation of the 2011 white paper on transport shift rail 2011 white paper tran committee 14 07 2015 cer and unife welcome all the efforts made by the committee on transport and tourism tran of the european parliament under the lead of wim van de camp mep on its own initiative report implementation of the 2011 white paper on transport taking stock and the way forward towards sustainable mobility which was adopted today . read more unife promotes fair market access for european rail suppliers on japanese market trade international affairs eu japan 09 07 2015 on the occasion of the 9th uic world congress on high speed rail in tokyo and with the 11th round of negotiations of the eu japan free trade agreement currently ongoing in brussels unife hosted a reception for senior representatives of european rail equipment suppliers and japanese railway undertakings at the eu delegation to japan in tokyo . read more unife general assembly 2015 held in bucharest romania european affairs general assembly rail investments 18 06 2015 leaders of the european rail industry gathered today in bucharest romania on the occasion of the 2015 european rail industry association unife general assembly . unife members selected bucharest for their general assembly this year to demonstrate their hope that romania and other countries in the region will absorb available eu structural funds to invest in their rail systems and also to draw attention to the enormous potential of the romanian rail market . read more third eu japan industrial dialogue on railways highlights the way forward for fta negotiations trade international affairs eu japan 21 05 2015 unife and cer participated in the 3rd meeting of the eu japan industrial dialogue on railways which took place on 21 may in brussels . the meeting was organised by the european commission and the japanese government and facilitated exchanges on critical topics addressed in the eu japan free trade agreement fta negotiations especially market access issues and technical regulations and standards . read more open letter on the commission proposal for a regulation establishing a european fund for strategic investments eu funds rail investments infrastructure 10 02 2015 the undersigned stakeholder associations highlight the important need for investment in transport infrastructure . in the ten t guidelines the european parliament and member states have agreed on a policy that is to guide decisions as to which transport projects should receive funding as a matter of priority . read more lord andrew adonis and alexander neumeister receive the european railway award 2015 rail investments fourth railway package innovation 21 01 2015 the european railway award 2015 was presented today to lord andrew adonis former secretary of state for transport in the uk 2009 2010 and to industrial designer alexander neumeister . read more unife stresses the importance of eliminating barriers to access to the japanese rail market for eu suppliers in the ongoing fta negotiations with japan trade member states international affairs 17 10 2014 following the agreement of the member states to accept the commission s proposal to lift the eu objection to the delisting of three japanese railways jr east central and west the european rail industry association unife calls on the eu negotiating party to make efforts to guarantee market access opportunities for european suppliers in rail transport procurement in japan . read more unife & romanian rail industry association urge investment of eu structural funds in rail eu funds member states infrastructure 08 10 2014 bucharest on the occasion of the club feroviar & aif railway days wider black sea area railway investment summit in bucharest unife in support of its associated member the romanian railway industry association aif would like to bring attention to the challenging situation and outlook of the romanian rail system with regard to the draft general transport master plan outlined by the current romanian government which proposes a drastic reduction in the existing railway lines in the country . read more rail sector urgently needs adoption of technical pillar of the fourth railway package interoperability fourth railway package european railway agency 06 10 2014 on 8 october eu transport ministers will meet in brussels to discuss the fourth railway package . in view of this important meeting unife and cer reiterate the european rail sector s concerns on the lack of action on the package s technical pillar i.e. the revision of the regulation establishing a european railway agency the directive on rail interoperability and the directive on rail safety . read more un climate summit the european rail industry on the frontline environment sustainability climate change 24 09 2014 new york city on 23 september unife the european rail industry association participated in the united nations climate summit hosted by un secretary general ban ki moon in new york city . the main objectives of the climate summit were to catalyse ambitious action from stakeholders and to mobilise the political will for an ambitious legally binding global climate agreement at the cop 21 in paris 2015 . read more world rail supply market predicted to continue growing despite economic slowdown rail investments rolling stock world rail market study 23 09 2014 berlin despite low economic growth and public deficit problems in several important countries the world rail supply industry steadily grew at approximately 1.5 % per annum in the period from 2011 to 2013 according to the 2014 unife world rail market study released today at innotrans . read more shift rail officially launched alongside other horizon2020 jtis at the european commission s launch event in brussels horizon2020 shift2rail research projects 09 07 2014 brussels european commission president jos manuel barroso greeted ceos and leadership of seven public private partnerships set up under the eu s new research and innovation programme horizon 2020 . read more cer and unife call for a transport pillar within the 2030 framework for climate and energy policies environment climate change 2030 framework 26 06 2014 unife and cer encourage the member states to consider a transport dimension for the post 2020 climate and energy policies ahead of the european council that will take place on 26 27 june . read more eu japan free trade agreement negotiations unife calls for more progress on the one year package on railway procurement trade member states international affairs 25 06 2014 brussels on the day of the eu trade policy committee and in the progress review of negotiations on a free trade agreement fta by member states the european rail industry association unife wishes to reiterate the importance of achieving a level playing field between the eu and japanese rail markets . read more cer and unife call for agreement on technical pillar under italian presidency authorisation fourth railway package eu presidency 24 06 2014 brussels on 1 july the italian presidency will start its work taking over from greece . cer executive director libor lochman and unife director general philippe citro n are looking forward to working with the presidency and wish them a successful period . read more eu council officially adopts the shift rail regulation ; the joint undertaking for rail research is now a reality shift2rail eu presidency transport council 16 06 2014 luxembourg unife the european rail industry association on behalf of the 125 organisations promoting the shift rail initiative lauds the council of the european union s final adoption of the regulation establishing the shift rail joint undertaking . read more unife members elect lutz bertling president of bombardier transportation as unife chairman general assembly eu presidency european railway agency 12 06 2014 london unife gathered its members business leaders from european rail supply manufacturing companies together in london today on the occasion of the 23rd general assembly meeting . this general assembly marks the end of the chairmanship term of henri poupart lafarge president of alstom transport and after a unanimous vote during the unife statutory meeting lutz bertling president and