Equal treatment for infrastructure charges demanded by rail sector
The rail sector is concerned about the recent announcements regarding the upgrade of the European Climate Law.
CER, ERFA, and UIRR believe that the Eurovignette Directive reform will have since they believe that it undermines rail freight’s competition, and focuses more on road transportation.
Specifically, the European rail freight sector strongly believes that the European Council’s positions, as expressed in the mobility plan, are opposed to the climate objectives that the Member states have set.
Reducing CO2 emissions by 55 percent by 2030, and reaching other climate, congestion and accident objectives, will be unfeasible if the focus is not equally distributed among different modes of transport.
They said ensuring the integrity of the single market and guaranteeing a level playing field for all modes of transport should be prioritised as the main objective of the imposed policies.
The rail sector believes that a collective contribution to making transportation greener will only be obtainable with the implementation of fair infrastructure charges for every mode.
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21st December 2020
