European passenger rail CEOs from the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure companies (CER) and the International Union of Railways (UIC) gathered in Prague on 6 October for their annual high-level meeting to discuss their long-term vision for customers and passengers. The meeting was attended by Martin Kupka, Minister of Transport of the Czech Republic and Michal Krapinec, CEO of České dráhy, who shared their views on the future of international passenger services. The meeting was an opportunity to exchange on past and future developments and to identify common points of collaboration to increase the modal shift in Europe. (....)