Rail CEOs from across Europe gathered in Brussels for the General Assembly of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), where they agreed on the association’s strategic priorities for 2026, appointed new members to the Management Committee, welcomed two new organisations as members, and adopted positions on two key EU policy files.
CER priorities for 2026
Members endorsed a focused agenda that will guide CER’s advocacy in the year ahead. The priorities reflect the sector’s ambition to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, resilience and connectivity. They include securing strong EU funding for rail in the next Multiannual Financial Framework; reinforcing Europe’s Military Mobility framework; supporting implementation of the European High‑Speed Rail Plan, with attention to financing, permitting, industrial capacity and cross‑border coordination; advancing digital rail technologies such as ERTMS with a focus on cost efficiency and deployment realism; and addressing structural challenges in rail freight to safeguard intermodal competitiveness and prevent reverse modal shift.
CER will also continue its work on ticketing and passenger rights, climate and energy policy, cost reduction, and implementation of the new Regulation on railway infrastructure capacity. (....)