The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), the Community of European Railways (CER) and the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) say it is time for solid, long-term investment, in a statement issued on Monday 22 April ahead of the vote on economic governance reform in the European Parliament the following day (see other article). These investments must meet the real and growing needs of rail and urban public transport customers.
The three organisations are therefore calling on the European Commission, the European Parliament and national governments to be consistent in their objectives and policies, and to offer guarantees that rail and local public transport will receive the financial support they need to make a full contribution to decarbonising transport. This means planning and allocating substantial long-term funding for infrastructure, operational safety, measures to retain staff in the sectors, guaranteeing good working conditions and job stability.
Read their statement: https://aeur.eu/f/bws (Original version in French by Anne Damiani)