UNIFE News http://www.UNIFE.org Latest news from UNIFE UK-EN Copyright UNIFE <![CDATA[UNIFE Flexibility study 2009: Member's Contribution]]> <![CDATA[UNIFE publishes Annual Report 2007]]> UNIFE has recently published its 2007 Annual Report. Highlighting the work, progress, achievements and future challenges of Europe’s Rail Industry, the report delves deep into the issues that shaped the work programme of UNIFE in 2007. The 54-page report is available for download here.

 

]]> <![CDATA[UNIFE General Assembly 2008 - Paris]]> UNIFE Members gathered on 19 June 2008 to hold the annual General Assembly of the association. André Navarri delivered his final speech as UNIFE Chairman, recalling the major developments of UNIFE during his Chairmanship. He was then thanked by Heinz-Hermann Thiele for the work he accomplished as UNIFE Chairman.]]> <![CDATA[UNIFE recommits to the UITP Sustainability Charter]]> Today in Brussels, at a joint breakfast briefing on the theme of Sustainable Urban Mobility, UNIFE Director-General Michael Clausecker and UITP Secretary General Hans Rat reconfirmed their joint pledge to the UITP Sustainability Charter. The event, hosted by UNIFE and...

]]> <![CDATA[Rail supply industry welcomes cross-sector agreement on ERTMS deployment]]> UNIFE, the European Rail Industry, welcomed today (Friday) the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding for the speeding up of the deployment of the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) across Europe.

]]> <![CDATA[Rail supply industry welcomes Commission Communication on Rail Noise Abatement Measures]]> UNIFE, the European Rail Industry, welcomed today the adoption of the Commission Communication on rail noise abatement measures.

The Communication is part of the Greening Transport Package and aims to reduce noise emissions from freight trains. It announces the introduction of...

]]> <![CDATA[UNIFE, CER, EIM, UIC, ERFA and the UIRR launch joint publication on Mega-Trucks]]> The debate over the possible European-wide admission of mega-trucks, exceeding the length and weight standards currently in force, is reopening. More specifically the central issue is whether longer and heavier road vehicles (be they labelled “monster-trucks”, “megatrucks”, “gigaliners”, or “ecocombis”) measuring...

]]> <![CDATA[Next steps in deploying ERTMS discussed at the European Parliament]]> On the 14 July, UNIFE organised a dinner event at the European Parliament, entitled 'ERTMS, a European success story: next steps towards a seamless European railway system', in cooperation with Michael Cramer MEP. The event gathered Members of the European Parliament...

]]> <![CDATA[UNIFE DG meets Czech Deputy Minister for Transport Emmanuel Šíp]]> On 5 September 2008, UNIFE Director-General Michael Clausecker met with the Deputy Minister for Transport Policy and Environment in the Czech Ministry for Transport Emmanuel Šíp in order to discuss the Czech Republic’s priorities for its EU presidency during the first half of 2009.

]]> <![CDATA[Innotrans Presentations]]> The presentations of the UNIFE/ VDB and IRIS Seminars at Innotrans are online now!

]]> <![CDATA[Research stand's presentations availaible now!]]> All the presentations made during Innotrans at the UNIFE/ UIC Research availaible for download here.

 

 

]]> <![CDATA[NEWOPERA Final Conference a Huge Success]]> Two hundred delegates gathered in Brussels today for the final NEWOPERA conference. NEWOPERA is a European Commission Sixth Framework Program project which targets a progressive implementation of a European Rail Freight Dedicated Network by 2020. The project...

]]> <![CDATA[UNIFE is recruiting]]> UNIFE is currently recruiting a Head of Communications.  UNISIG is currently recruiting a Technical Coordination Manager.  For more information, click on READ MORE

]]> <![CDATA[UNIFE welcomes European Commission proposal for a European Economic Recovery Plan]]> On 27 November the European Commission published proposals for a European Economic Recovery Plan in a move aimed at stimulating the European economy against a tide of inbound recession. The Heads of State and Government will be asked to endorse these plans at the next European Council summit on 11 & 12 December.

]]> <![CDATA[AZD Praha s.r.o becomes Associate Member of UNISIG]]> The UNISIG Consortium (Alstom, Ansaldo, Bombardier, Invensys, Siemens and Thales) is pleased to announce its acceptance of an application for Associated Membership from AZD Praha s.r.o to commence on 1 January 2009. AZD, a longstanding Czech supplier of railway signalling equipment, thus becomes the first new Member of UNISIG...

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