The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) have addressed a letter to all EU Ministers of Transport to outline the priority needs of rail. The initiative comes ahead of a key gathering of Transport Ministers on 30 March, where they will open up a policy debate that could lead to Council Conclusions on rail.

On 29 March the European Commission’s DG MOVE jointly with the Portuguese Presidency of the Council will hold their major event launching the European Year of Rail. This will set the scene for the EU Transport Ministers’ debate the next day, looking at ways of promoting the development of the rail sector in Europe. The resulting recommendations may develop into conclusions on rail, which the Council would then adopt at its meeting of 3 June 2021.