Rail is vital for Europe. Europe must take decisive steps to simplify and modernise its rail systems. A key move toward a more competitive, sustainable, and sovereign future.
Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking is calling for a bold, coordinated investment strategy to simplify and modernise rail systems across the EU. This public-private partnership model – outlined in our High-Level Paper – proposes an €18 billion investment from 2028 to 2034 to strengthen European competitiveness, deliver greener transport, and drive technological sovereignty.
Why rail matters?
The European rail sector is a strategic asset. It supports jobs, enables clean transport, and drives economic value. Rail is also central to achieving sustainability in transport, being the greenest and most energy efficient mass transport mode, delivering the policy objectives of a Single European Rail Area (SERA) and strengthening the Single Market. A successful rail sector is also an integral part of the Clean Industrial Deal.
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