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- 02/
- OCT 2020
HOP ON FOR OUR PLANET campaign launch
Rail is one of the greenest forms of transport today, and it’s getting even more sustainable with the innovative solutions emerging from Europe’s rail supply industry. Do Gen Z – aged 16 to 25 – in Europe want to ride rail because of its green credentials? Are they interested, especially females, in the numerous green and technology jobs that the rail industry has to offer? How do they want lawmakers to integrate rail transport into the EU Green Deal?
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- 01/
- OCT 2020
Global rail market grows despite COVID-19 (World Rail Market Study: Forecast 2020 to 2025)
The global market for rail technology has survived the COVID-19 pandemic relatively unscathed and will emerge from the crisis stronger in the medium term – despite an 8% slump in 2020. This is the assessment of the "World Rail Market Study: Forecast 2020 to 2025", which Roland Berger conducted on behalf of UNIFE, the Association of the European Rail Supply Industry.
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- 29/
- JUN 2020
Rail sector joins forces to contribute to sustainable and smart mobility in Europe
The rail sector urges policy makers to pursue ambitious climate objectives in order to make the EU transport strategy compliant with the EU Green Deal. The forthcoming EU mobility strategy should build on the 2011 Transport White Paper objectives and create a seamless, frictionless single European transport area. CER, EIM and UNIFE are proud to present rail’s pledge to play an ever more important role in implementing the strategy, which should help support EU’s economic and social upturn following the COVID-19 crisis.
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- 25/
- JUN 2020
Declaration of the European Rail Supply Industry on the occasion of the 2020 UNIFE General Assembly
Through the signature of the Declaration, the Presiding Board of the European Rail Supply Industry Association, wants to raise the awareness of EU and national decision-makers on the crucial importance of our industry for both achieving the European Green Deal objectives and contributing to our continent’s economic recovery.
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- 25/
- JUN 2020
Henri Poupart-Lafarge to succeed Sabrina Soussan as UNIFE Chair
The UNIFE General Assembly, held remotely due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, has elected Henri Poupart-Lafarge, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Alstom, to serve as the new Chair of UNIFE, succeeding Sabrina Soussan, CEO of Siemens Mobility, effective 25 June 2020 for a three-year, non-renewable mandate.
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