Press Releases

8th July 2021

Celebrating 2021 Year of Rail: Rail companies unite to run Climate Train to COP26

ProRail, NS, Eurostar, Avanti West Coast and Youth for Sustainable Travel run special service to Glasgow climate summit European Commission Vice-President Timmermans puts spotlight on sustainable […]
23rd June 2021

EIM General Assembly re-elects Vice-President and welcomes a new Associate Member

Today, the General Assembly of EIM unanimously re-elected as Vice-President John Voppen, CEO of the Dutch Infrastructure Manager ProRail. The President of EIM, Gorm Frimannslund, states: […]
9th December 2020

New EU strategy for sustainable and smart mobility gives pivotal role to rail

On 9 December, the European Commission published the EU Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, which will transform the EU transport sector to fully support the objectives […]
18th November 2020

EIM General Assembly re-elects Vice-President

Today, the General Assembly of EIM unanimously re-elected as Vice-President Alain Quinet, Director-General Delegate of the French Infrastructure Manager SNCF Réseau (FR). The President of EIM, […]
29th June 2020

Rail sector joins forces to contribute to sustainable and smart mobility in Europe

Transport accounts for a quarter of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions, which are projected to grow further upon a post-pandemic return to business-as-usual. To achieve the […]
24th June 2020

EIM Technical Steering Group elects new Chair

Today, the EIM Technical Steering Group (TSG) elected a new Chair, Caroline Huusko from the Technical Regulation and Standardization and Business Development Department of the Swedish […]
10th June 2020

EIM General Assembly elects new President and Vice-President

Today, the General Assembly of EIM unanimously elected as its new President Gorm Frimannslund, CEO of the Norwegian Infrastructure Manager Bane NOR. Also elected was John […]
17th April 2020

Rail sector welcomes COVID Resolution of the European Parliament

The undersigned European associations – representing infrastructure managers, railway operators, intermodal companies, wagon keepers and the rail supply industry – jointly: Welcome the Resolution of the […]
19th December 2019

EIM members call for accelerated standardisation of command, control and signalling technology

At their statutory meetings in Brussels (BE), the members of EIM underlined the importance of a fast-track deployment of ERTMS in the single European railway area.