Today, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, addressed the European Parliament to discuss the State of the European Union, describing a wide horizon of ambitions that range from Europe’s recovery from the pandemic to the fight against climate change, from defence and security to international cooperation and the creation of an industrial basis for digital technologies. The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) warmly welcomes the President’s statements and underlines that the European rail sector is proud to be a strong ally of the European Commission when it comes to providing sustainable mobility solutions to all European citizens and businesses. (....)