EIM Newsletter

The EIM office is moving!

From 2 June 2008, EIM will be located at:

Rue de la Loi 28
B-1040 Brussels
Belgium

High Level Infrastructure Meeting 2008: a breakthrough in rail cooperation

Chief Executives from thirty rail infrastructure organisations were gathered in Brussels on 22 May to discuss a number of key issues facing the rail industry. The meeting, hosted by Infrabel, the Belgian rail infrastructure manager, dealt with topics including improving rail performance in Europe and facilitating easy cross border operation. The meeting was co-organised by the association of European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM) and the Community of European Railway Companies and Infrastructure Managers (CER). Read More...

EIM Directors meet with the French Ministry of Transport

A high-level delegation from EIM had a fruitful meeting on 26 May in Paris with Mr. Dominique Bussereau, French Secretary of State for Transport, to prepare the ground for the upcoming French Presidency of the EU. The meeting, held at the invitation of the French Transport Ministry, dealt with a number of current topics, including the proposed revision of the Eurovignette Directive, the creation of a Freight Oriented Network and the recast of the First Railway Package with a special focus on Multi-Annual Contracts. Read More...

EIM supports the 'polluter pays' principle

On 2 July the European Commission is expected to propose a revision to the text of the Eurovignette Directive. This proposal could be of great importance to the railway sector as allowing the internalisation of external costs of road transport could finally lead to the creation of a real level playing field between transport modes. Read More...

Train traffic is the best solution to the world’s climate and transport issues

by Rasmus Rohlff and Michael Borre, Banedanmark

By 2030, the demand for transport is expected to have risen by 70 % compared to today. At the same time, there is a wish to reduce CO2 emissions by 30 % within the same period. The European Union wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 % already by 2020. Next year, the United Nations will hold the first world climate summit since the Kyoto summit in 1997, the goals being less pollution and a stop to global warming. Read More...