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1、European Rail Supply IndustryAnnual Report 2020Contents04Message from UNIFE Chairman06Message from UNIFE Director General04WRMS World Rail Market Study 10Communications08ERWA The UNIFE Railway Wheels Committee05Standards&Regulations11Staff12UNIFE Members03International Affairs09IRIS The Internat
2、ional Railway industry standard06UNIFE R&I Activities01UNIFE in 202007Signalling&ERTMS02European Affairs221081224412658134621427814810I started my second mandate as Chair of the UNIFE Presiding Board in June this year.Between my first mandate in 2014 and 2020 our industry has undergone treme
3、ndous changes.We have started our transition from a rather traditional heavy industry to a fully digitalized one,innovative and with a key role to play in the decarbonization of our mobility systems.2020 as you all know has been for the European rail industry as for everyone a very challenging year.
4、The year started on an optimis-tic note following the announce-ment by the new President of the European Commission Mrs von der Leyen of the Green Deal as her flagship initiative,when we had to deal with the worst pandemic faced by human-ity in recent times.Overnight,trains stopped running and our f
5、actories had to close.When I started my mandate,we were coming to terms with the san-itary impact of the crisis and its economic consequences on our customers.But this challenging time also showed the resilience of rail transport:Europes economies and societies managed to func-tion through the lockd
6、own thanks to rail transport.The dedication of all our employees and of our customers is to be recognized.“2021,the European Year of Rail,provides an excellent opportunity to showcase our capacity to innovate,to provide Europe with the sustainable transport systems that it deserves and contribute to
7、 the economic recovery of our continent.Henri Poupart-Lafarge UNIFE Chairman and,Chairman and CEO of AlstomMessage from UNIFE Chairman“As the European rail supply industry,it is up to us to deliver the solutions that will underpin this revolution of our mobility system.”P A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 20
8、204With vaccines available in the near future,Europe has con-firmed that the recovery of our economies should focus on the Green and Digital transitions.The EU leaders,in an unprece-dented step,have agreed for an extra 750 billions to be avail-able to support national resil-ience and recovery plans
9、under-pinning this ambition.Regarding Mobility,the Europe-an Commission has released in early December its Smart and Sustainable Mobility Strategy,which sets our common path towards a 90%reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050 and rail has to play a key role.The trans-European transport net-work must be
10、completed in time and enable a trebling of very high-speed rail passenger traffic,and a doubling of rail freight traffic by 2050.As the European rail supply in-dustry,it is up to us to deliver the solutions that will underpin this revolution of our mobility system.In particular,innova-tion in altern
11、ative fuels such as hydrogen now enables us to be the first transport mode with zero direct emissions.2021,the European Year of Rail,provides an excellent opportu-nity to showcase our capacity to innovate,to provide Europe with the sustainable transport systems that it deserves and contribute to the
12、 economic re-covery of our continent.Our landmark initiatives will include the successful continuation of our common innovation pro-gram Shift2Rail 2,with hope-fully a level of EU co-funding which will enable a high level of ambition,and our commu-nication campaign,Hop On For Our Planet,that highlig
13、hts the potential that our sector offers for young graduates willing to work in a sector that makes a difference for our societies.As Chairman of UNIFE,I count on you to support our associa-tion in the coming year,as it is only by working together that we can achieve progress on our key priorities:A
14、dvocating at all governance levels for rail transport as a key contributor to Europes economic recovery and as an enabler to a clean mobility system.Achieving a level playing field for transport modes within Europe,thanks for the inter-nalization of external costs.Ensuring the accessibility of marke
15、ts outside of the EU and fair conditions for competition in the EU and abroad.Sincerely,Henri Poupart-LafargeUNIFE Chairman and,Chairman and CEO of AlstomP A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 20205“As we enter this new decade,UNIFE will work to ensure the projects initiated in the last one continue to receive
16、ample support and are empowered to move Europe towards both a green transition and a swift economic recovery following the pandemic.Philippe Citron UNIFE Director General2020 was an unprecedented year,defined by a pandemic unlike any other in living memory.The Euro-pean Rail Supply Industry con-tend
17、ed with new public health measures and the disruptions generated by their necessity.Like other frontline workers who kept us safe and provided for during this crisis,rail has continued to run to ensure that essential per-sonnel can safely carry on their tasks,medicine and equipment swiftly arrives w
18、here needed and when necessary patients can be transported for care.UNIFE has also continued its work through this sanitary crisis,advocating on behalf of our sector and ad-vancing its vision in line with the EU Green Deal and in service of the post-COVID-19 recovery-through engagements with EU inst
19、itutions,Member State repre-sentatives,rail sector stakehold-ers and others.As the European Commission,led by President Ursula von der Leyen,has elected to use its coronavirus economic recov-ery strategy in advancement of the green transition,this asso-ciation has continued to partic-ipate in Resear
20、ch&Innovation(R&I)initiatives and promotion of international procurement market fairness,skills training and streamlined rail regulations to ensure the creation and im-plementation of innovative rail solutions needed for such a transformation.Throughout 2020,UNIFE main-tained consistent and
21、close col-laborative relations with the Cro-atia and Germany Presidencies of Message from UNIFE Director General“Thank you to our Members for their participation in our activities during a most unusual year and your continued com-mitment to building a stronger European Rail Supply Industry in servic
22、e of our shared sustainable future.”P A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 20206the European Council,respec-tively,as the EU has confronted the pandemic.Contemporane-ously,UNIFE has worked with the European Commission as it attempted to marshal its re-sources to overcome COVID-19 while continue to define its Gr
23、een Deal objectives.During the initial outbreak of COV-ID-19,UNIFE CEOs had fruitful meetings with EC Vice-Presi-dent Frans Timmermans and Commissioners Thierry Bre-ton and Adina Vlean.These conversations were valuable opportunities to discuss much needed rail investment under the framework of the r
24、ecently agreed to and historic Multian-nual Financial Framework(MFF)and the upcoming Na-tional Recovery Plans.These financial instruments will fuel Europes movement towards carbon neutrality by 2050 and the shift of substan-tial passenger and freight traffic to rail,as outlined in the Green Deal.How
25、ever,this will only be possible if the rail industry has a highly trained and appropriately staffed workforce.UNIFE has led on skills development initiatives in 2020,having launched with several industry leaders of UNIFE the ambitious Hop On For Our Planet communication cam-paign and the Erasmus+-fu
26、nded STAFFER Blueprint for Skills with our colleagues at CER to ensure that curricula and career paths adequately prepare job seekers and rail professionals seeking new capabilities are prepared to implement the rail solutions of tomorrow.The introduction of green,next generation rail solutions cann
27、ot happen across both Europe and the world.In 2020,UNIFE con-tinued to promote the Europe-an Rail Supply Industrys global leadership in international fora such as Business at the OECD and the European Standard-isation Organisations(ESO)-particularly,CEN and CENELEC-through the Sector Forum Rail(SFR)
28、.To this end,we also released a new Vision Paper that explains the importance of continued European guidance in international standardisation bodies.With societies around the world realising the mount-ing pressures of climate change,rail will only be able to become the backbone of a truly multi-moda
29、l,sustainable mobility par-adigm if it is able to operate in P A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 20207a truly level global playing field shaped by a equitable stand-ardisation environment.Preceding the Commissions June launch of a major review of the EUs trade policy to build a consensus around a fresh mediu
30、m-term direction for EU trade policy and our participa-tion of the public consultation,UNIFE has remained commit-ted to the promotion of the International Procurement Instrument(IPI)in close co-operation with AEGIS and the adoption of the Most Econom-ically Advantageous Tender(MEAT)principle by Memb
31、er States.As we enter this new decade,UNIFE will work to ensure the projects initiated in the last one continue to receive ample support and are empowered to move Europe towards both a green transition and a swift economic recovery following the pandemic.First,we have continued our vocal support of
32、the EU Agency for Railways(ERA),led by Director Josef Doppelbauer,for the creation of a”One-Stop Shop”through our work on the full transpo-sition of the Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package across all member states and opposition to proposed and unfortunate subsidy cuts to this important i
33、nstitution.Ad-ditionally,following the release of the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy and an agree-ment on the historic 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Frame-work with its substantial Struc-tural Funds,Connecting Europe Facility(CEF)and“Next Gener-ation EU”recovery supplement,we hope to see
34、a continuous deployment of ERTMS,being carried out diligently by ERTMS Coordinator Matthias Ruete.The European Rail Supply Industry has been excited by President von der Leyen insistence that her mandates hallmark project,the“Europe-an Green Deal”,will serve as the bedrock for their European recover
35、y strategy and hope to see rail prioritised in the tac-tics utilised under the recent Mobility Strategy as a mean-ingful shift from unsustainable modes of transport to clean-er,more efficient rail is key to our green recovery.During the coming years,UNIFE will advo-cate for extensive investments in
36、infrastructure and rolling stock for passenger,freight,re-gional and urban rail,as well as expanded ERTMS deployment.Furthermore,new mobili-ty paradigms will require new rail solutions.We will continue to promote the extension of the Shift2Rail Joint Undertak-ing(S2R JU),led by Executive Director Ca
37、rlo Borghini,as“Shift2Rail 2”,during the 2021-2027 period.Building even more reliable,safer,comfort-able and sustainable rail solu-tions will require innovative new digital applications that make use of cutting-edge tech-nologies such as Artificial Intel-P A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 20208ligence,the I
38、nternet of Things and telecommunications,like 5G.It will also necessitate im-proving Europes railways cy-bersecurity and the regulatory framework that allows our in-dustry to profit from emerging opportunities.UNIFE is confident that the or-ganisation has taken steps at its June General Assembly to
39、best pursue these objectives.During the meeting Henri Pou-part-Lafarge,Chairman and CEO of Alstom,was elected to succeed Sabrina Soussan,CEO of Siemens Mobility,as UNI-FEs new Chair.Ms.Soussan was an impressive advocate for our industry,dedicating her 2017-2020 mandate to aiding UNIFEs important adv
40、ocacy campaigns in favour of EU investment for rail,a global level-playing field and Shift2Rail 2.Mr.Pou-part-Lafarge has stated that he intends to use his chairship,ac-knowledging the challenges of the moment to promote rails contribution to both the Green Deal and the recovery,while stating that t
41、he 2021 EU Year of Rail is an unprecedented and welcomed venue to do so.The meeting also saw the signature of the Declaration of the Europe-an Rail Supply Industry,raising awareness among EU and na-tional decision-makers of our industrys crucial importance to the dual crises we face.This year,UNIFE,
42、through its work with IRIS and the Inter-national Rail Quality Board(IRQB),has advanced quality in the rail sector through the launch on the“Silver”certifica-tion level and the commence-ment of testing for the even more prestigious“Gold”level.Thank you to our Members for their participation in our a
43、ctivi-ties during a most unusual year and your continued commit-ment to building a stronger Eu-ropean Rail Supply Industry in service of our shared sustain-able future.UNIFE is pleased five new Members have cho-sen to join us on this journey in 2021:ERICSSON,ErvoCom AG,GESTE Engineering S.A,GMT Gumm
44、i-Metall-Technik GmbH and ITT Italia Srl.We look forward to working with you all in the year to come.Sincerely,Philippe CitronUNIFE Director GeneralP A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202090101Mission02Structure03Presiding Board04Committees and Working GroupsUNIFE in 202012141617UNIFE MissionPromoting Rail M
45、arket Growth for Sustainable Mobility01020304Promoting European policies and programmes favourable to railWorking towards an interoperable and efficient European railway systemEnsuring European Rail Supply Industry leadership through advanced research,innovation and qualityProviding UNIFE Members wi
46、th strategic and operational knowledgeP A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202012II.Public Affairs III.European Rail ResearchIV.IRIS CertificationI.EU Standardisation&Harmonisation European Rail Supply IndustryEuropean Union Collaborating with the European Union Agency for Railways on the definition of ra
47、il regulations(including the Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package)and Technical Specifications for Interoperability(TSIs)Supplying expertise for European and International Standardisation Bodies(e.g.CEN/CENELEC,ISO)Contributing to the development of the Single European Rail Area Coordinati
48、ng EU-funded research projects Playing an active role in ERRAC-the European Rail Research Advisory Council Cooperating with the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking and contributing to the follow-up of its activities Shaping the future of rail research&innovation in Europe The globally recognised rail q
49、uality management system Enables efficient business processes and leads to substantial quality improvements and cost reduction throughout the supply-chain More than 2100 IRIS Certification certificates issued worldwide Advocating policies that increase the global competitiveness of the European Rail
50、 Supply Industry Supporting modal shift policies that give priority to rail Encouraging investment in rail projects Promoting rail transport as the best solution to meet social challenges of the futureHow UNIFE WorksP A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 20201301.UNIFE in 2020UNIFE StructureUNIFE General Assemb
51、lyUNIFE Presiding BoardStrategy CommiteeDirector GeneralFinance,Legal&HRCommunicationsOfce ManagerIRIS CertifcationIRISSteeringCommiteeIRISTopical WorkingGroupsTechnical PlatformUNIFE Working Groups&ProjectsUNIFE Management CommiteesUNIFE Staf&UnitsControl-Command&SignallingUESCERTMS
52、MarketingGroupCSSPlatformUNISIGTechnical AfairsResearch ActivitiesERRAC(European RailResearch Advisory Council)Research ProjectsShift2Rail follow-upTechnical ActivitiesWorking GroupsTechnical Recommendations(TecRec)Standards&RegulationGroupDigitalisationPlatform(incl.Cyber-Security)Infrastructur
53、eCommitee(UNIRAILINFRA)ERWA Steering CommiteeFreight CommiteeUNITELResearch&Innovation CommiteeSustainableTransportCommiteeNationalAssociationsPublic Afairs Liaison Group Trade and International Afairs CommiteeSME CommiteeInvestment and ProjectFinancing ExpertGroupPublic AfairsP A G EUNIFE-Annua
54、l Report 202014P A G E1501.UNIFE in 2020Danny Di Perna*Member of the Presiding BoardAndrs ArizkorretaMember of the Presiding BoardLilian LerouxMember of the Presiding BoardRoger DirksmeierMember of the Presiding BoardJrgen WilderMember of the Presiding BoardAugusto MensiMember of the Presiding Board
55、Michael Peter*Member of the Presiding BoardJacob Zeeman*Member of the Presiding BoardMillar CrawfordMember of the Presiding BoardPresident,Bombardier TransportationChairman,CAF GroupCEO,Faiveley Transport Managing Director,FOGTEC(representing the UNIFE SME Committee)Member of the Executive Board and
56、 Responsi-ble for the Rail Vehicle Systems divisionKnorr-Bremse AGCEO,Lucchini RSCEO,Siemens Mobility CEO,Strukton RailExecutive Vice President,Ground Transportation Systems,Thales Group Henri Poupart-LafargeUNIFE ChairmanChairman and CEO,Alstom*Danny Di Perna/Until January 29th 2021 due to take ove
57、r of Bombardier Transportation by Alstom*Michael Peter/Subject to approval of the UNIFE General Assembly,June 2021*Jacob Zeeman /Left Strukton Rail end of October 2021UNIFE Presiding BoardP A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202016The Presiding Board is UNIFEs highest com-mittee.It is responsible for the mana
58、gement of the association.The Board takes any measure or action required to achieve the objectives and general policies of the association.This body reviews applications for membership before they are submitted to the General Assembly for ratification.The Presiding Board is composed of 10 members el
59、ected by the General Assembly,every three years.One seat on the Presiding Board is reserved for the Chairperson of the UNIFE SME Committee.The Strategy Committee steers UNIFE activities and advises the Presiding Board on all strategic and political issues.It is composed of high-level managers repres
60、enting the associations most prominent members.The Technical Platform brings together all UNI-FE Members and equally covers all EU research,technical harmonisation and standardisation matters.The platform regularly reports on rel-evant developments and the Associations activ-ities at EU level standa
61、rdisation bodies.It also shares news regarding the Associations R&D/I projects,including Shift2Rail.The Technical Plat-form communicates changes within the regula-tory framework in regards to the European Un-ion Agency for Railways(ERA)and the European Commission(i.e.DG MOVE,DG RTD,DG GROW,etc.)
62、.This body enables all members to have a better understanding of current EU issues,their background and their implications for the industry in Europe and beyond.The UNIFE Freight Committee gathers compa-nies active in the rail freight business and aims to strengthen the position of the industry with
63、in the European institutions policy priorities.This committee provides its members with informa-tion and support on EU R&I funding opportuni-ties,rail freight policy developments and partic-ipation in EU lobbying on pertinent rail freight developments,including discussions concern-ing ongoing an
64、d upcoming TSIs/Standards.UNIFE Committees and Working GroupsP A G E1701.UNIFE in 2020UNIRAILINFRA is a consensus-building platform focused on rail industry infrastructure at a pre-competitive stage.It promotes investment and innovation in the railway infrastructure sector.The committee also discuss
65、es and encourages rail infrastructure development.UNIRAILIN-FRA brings together companies specialising in the man-ufacturing and supply of fixed railway equipment linked to the infrastructure subsystem with companies that de-sign,construct and maintain those products.The Research and Innovation(R&am
66、p;I)Committee is re-sponsible for monitoring European rail research op-portunities and preparing recommendations.It is re-sponsible for the regular exchange of information on European rail research,including updates pertaining to Shift2Rail,discussions on and the preparation of future European rail
67、R&D programmes like Horizon Europe and Shift2Rail-2 and the definition of railway suppliers R&I positions.The committee also drafts common posi-tions that will be defended at the EU level.Its purview also includes contributing to ongoing initiatives such as ERRAC,Shift2Rail,the Industrial Di
68、alogue and European Commission consultations on R&I.Additionally,it pre-pares inputs for ERRAC.The Standards and Regulation Group(SRG)steers UNIFEs technical activities pertaining to the European regulatory framework(i.e.Railway Directives,TSIs,etc.)and standardisation,in Europe and abroad.The S
69、RG is composed of technical directors from the UNIFEs main system integrators and subsystem suppliers.The European Railway Wheels Association(ERWA)aims at promoting usage benefits,lifecycle cost reduc-tion and standardisation of railway wheels and wheel-sets.Its mission includes developing standards
70、 and promoting innovation in safety and environmental friendliness.The group also encourages the adoption of best practices across the European market.The ERWA Steering Committee is composed of CEOs from Europe-an wheels and wheelsets manufacturers.It is supported by the Development Committee,which
71、analyses polit-ical issues,market strategy and communications;and the Technical Committee,which deals with standardisa-tion,regulation and research.The Digitalisation Platform is open to all UNIFEs mem-bers and focuses on the development of digital tech-nologies in the rail sector from a political,t
72、echnical and business perspective.The main objectives of the Plat-form are to bring the rail supply industrys view to the centre of the EU-level digital debate and reach a better P A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202018understanding of the potential opportunities and chal-lenges of digitalising rail transp
73、ort.The Platform coor-dinates these efforts with the Cybersecurity Working Group.Platforms activities are frequently presented and promoted at public conferences and workshops,as well as articles in specialised magazines.The Cyber-Security Working Group brings together the associations member compan
74、ies that possess signifi-cant cyber-security expertise.This working groups main objective is to provide UNIFE members with a forum to discuss and identify opportunities for cybersecurity co-operation within the European rail sector,strengthening its position when compared to competitors and other st
75、akeholders.The ETCS Steering Committee(UESC)coordinates UNI-FEs strategic and political ERTMS activities.UESC mem-bers regularly liaise with European Commission(DG Move)and European Railways Agency(ERA)represent-atives to address any political issues related to ERTMS and organise high-level meetings
76、 between European bodies representatives and Signalling companies CEOs and/or Directors.The ERTMS Marketing Group(UEMG)is tasked with coordinating any marketing activities related to ERTMS.This includes collecting and disseminating deployment statistics,planning events,generating common publica-tion
77、s such as factsheets,flyers,and brochures,as well as managing the ERTMS website.The Control Command and Signalling Platform(CCS-P)was recently reactivated to provide UNIFE with signalling expertise.Platform members are primarily collaborate with EULYNX Consortium members on reviewing EU-LYNX Specifi
78、cations which aim to standardise interfaces and elements of signalling systems.The UNITEL Committee focuses on the development and implementation of the future interoperable rail-way communication system(FRMCS/Next Generation),the inherent successor of GSM-R,as part of the future ERTMS.UNITEL brings
79、 together the major railway tel-ecommunications products suppliers and companies that have significant experience in current GSM-R and future railway systems.The committee members aim to ensure that the railways communication system fulfils existing and future signalling,train control and traffic ma
80、nagement requirements,as well as supports Euro-pean railway research initiatives.P A G E1901.UNIFE in 2020The National Associations Committee gathers the di-rectors of 12 national rail associations from 11 different EU Member States,collectively representing more than 1,000 large-and medium-sized Eu
81、ropean rail supply companies.As UNIFE Associate Members,these organi-sations promote our positions domestically while elevat-ing national concerns to the European level.The Public Affairs Liaison Group brings together rep-resentatives of full UNIFE Members responsible for EU and national advocacy.It
82、 discusses lobbying strategies concerning important EU political files.It also identifies synergies between the association and its membership for impactful lobbying activities and campaigns.The SME Committee is a platform for Small and Medi-um-sized Enterprises(SMEs)to share and learn informa-tion
83、about EU policies and available funds.This group works to facilitate SMEs members access to support schemes and to prepare advocacy campaigns on issues of concern to organisations of this size,including indus-trial policy.The Trade&International Affairs Committee(TIAC)is in charge of monitoring
84、EU negotiations with potential-ly significant implications for the European rail supply industry and coordinating UNIFEs responses.TIAC is also a platform for the exchange and dissemination of information on bilateral cooperation activities undertak-en by UNIFE in international markets such as the U
85、nited States,Russia,throughout the Gulf and beyond.UNIFEs Sustainable Transport Committee(STC)brings together the rail supply industrys main experts on sus-tainability-related topics.More specifically,the STC de-fines the strategy and carries out UNIFEs activities on the field of sustainable mobilit
86、y,climate change,energy efficiency,urban transportation and EU taxonomy(sus-tainable finance).The STC is notably in charge of the Green Deal-related policies.The STC coordinates the ac-tivities of two active Topical Groups(TGs):the Life-cycle Assessment(LCA)TG and the Chemical Risks(CR)TG.P A G EUNI
87、FE-Annual Report 202020The Investment and Project Financing Expert Group brings together high-level executives responsible for long-term financing and corporate relationships with multilateral development banks,such as the European Investment Bank(EIB)and the European Bank for Re-construction and De
88、velopment(EBRD).This committee explores funding avenues for infrastructure and in-dustrial projects,including Public Private Partnerships(PPPs).The Expert Group tracks and communicates on issues related to export financing.The International Railway Industry Standard(IRIS)steering committee was estab
89、lished in 2006 and is com-posed of high level representatives from the UNIFE sys-tem integrators and equipment manufacturer member-ship.Its steering committee is the UNIFE working group responsible for IRIS Certification and decisions regard-ing resources,contracts and financial budgeting.The UNIFE
90、Communications Committee steers the UNI-FE Communication Strategy.It is composed of the Com-munications Directors of UNIFE members.Aerodynamics Brakes Cabin Chemical Risks Crash Safety Cyber Security Diesel Electromagnetic Compatibility(EMC)Energy Energy Efficiency Fire Safety(SRT)Infrastructure Lif
91、e Cycle Assessment(LCA)Noise Persons with Reduced Mobility(PRM)Railway Dynamics Rolling Stock Safety Assurance Signalling Telematic Application for Passengers&Freight(TAP&TAF)Train Control Management System(TCMS)Vehicle Authorisation Wagon(WAG)UNIFE Technical Working GroupsP A G E2101.UNIFE
92、in 20200201COVID-1902Industrial Policy03Skills policy05Green Deal06EU Investment Policy 08Public procurement in Europe09Rail Forum EuropeEuropean Affairs07Urban mobility04Digitalisation 243239404226282930a.Assessing and monitoring the pandemics impact on our industry b.Alerting the European Institut
93、ions To best assess the consequences COVID-19s first wave on its Members,UNIFE began its pandemic re-sponse by conducting a dedicated survey between March and April.Additionally,UNIFE Director-Gen-eral Philippe Citron entered bilateral exchanges with the CEOs of numerous member companies while the a
94、ssociation organised special meetings on the coronavirus for many of its internal Committees and Working Groups.For example,the UNIFE SME Committee held 3 COVID-19 meetings to assess the potential impacts of the pandemic on Small and Me-dium-sized Enterprises.As a result,it is clear that our industr
95、ys suppliers have been severely affected by the disruption of cross-border and domestic supply chains,as well as the temporary closures of plants.While the suspen-sion,or easing,of lockdown and quarantine meas-ures after the first wave have helped restore factory production capacities,companies have
96、 expressed serious concern about the impact of COVID-19 on tomorrows business.The financial losses incurred by the urban and mainline rail operators amount to billions of euros and continue to deepen as ridership remains far below pre-crisis levels.This slowdown have inspired fears that planned inve
97、stment might be postponed or,even worse,cancelled.The EU Council Presidency and the Member StatesThe Presidency of the Council of the European Union rotates among the Member States every six months.The Presidencys function is of importance as the responsible Member State determines the EUs po-litica
98、l agenda and sets the work programme for the semester during which they hold office.It is also essential in facilitating dialogues through European Council meetings and other EU institutions.For this reason,UNIFE strives to establish close contacts with each EU Presidency well in advance of the star
99、t of its mandate.Achieving this goal allows the rail supply industry to effectively convey our stances and influ-ence the Councils political agenda.In 2020,Croatia and Germany held the Presidency of the EU Council during the first and second halves of the year,respectively.Both of them had to cope w
100、ith this massive and unexpected pandem-ic.As it always does,UNIFE published two special Presidency Briefings,providing EU institutions with a series of concrete policy recommendations that will support our industry in the challenging times of COVID-19.These topics range from Industry and Trade to Tr
101、ansport,Public Procurement,Research&Innovation(R&I)and Investment policy.1)COVID-19:alerting EU Institutions on challenges faced by UNIFE Members P A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202024UNIFE also organised a series of bilateral vir-tual meetings with National Governments(including Luxembourg Vice
102、Prime-Minister Franois Bausch on 29 July)and with the Per-manent Representations of Member States in Brussels to inform them about the situation,the concerns and challenges of the rail sup-ply industry.These notably include exchanges with the Portuguese and Slovenian Authorities as these two countri
103、es will hold the EU Council Presidency in 2021.The European CommissionBy 17 April,UNIFE addressed a first official letter to EU Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton to call his attention to COVID-19s det-rimental impact on our industrys production capacities.In response to this crisis,Commis-sioner
104、Breton held a bilateral conference call with several UNIFE CEOs on 28 May.UNIFE kept him well aware of all developments in our industry with two subsequent official letters,sent to him on 8 June and 10 September.Similarly,UNIFE sent two official letters to the EU Commissioners for Transport and Cohe
105、-sion Policy,Adina Vlean and Elisa Ferreira,to alert them of the need to swiftly boost EU in-vestment in the rail sector as a means of avoid-ing a significant market contraction that would severely impede the rail supply industry.Fol-lowing this correspondence,UNIFE organised on 7 July a conference
106、call between EU Trans-port Commissioner Adina Vlean and rail sup-ply industry CEOs.Another official letter was sent to Commission Vlean on 10 September to call for massive rail investment under the framework of the upcoming National Recovery Plans,co-funded by the EU.The European ParliamentUNIFE for
107、warded the aforementioned official letters to Members of the European Parliament(MEPs),particularly those sitting in the parliamentary com-mittees for Industry(ITRE),Transport(TRAN),Trade(INTA),Cohesion Policy(REGI)and budgetary mat-ters(BUDG).UNIFE also organised several bilateral conference calls
108、with MEPs to share the difficulties encountered by rail suppliers and call on their support.P A G E2502.European Affairsa.Competitiveness of the rail industrial ecosystemCC:European CommissionIn March,EU Commissioner Thierry Breton presented the New EU Indus-trial Strategy for Europe.In this im-port
109、ant document,the Commission explicitly mentions rail manufactur-ers as one of the“sustainable and smart mobility industries”that have the“responsibility and the potential to drive the twin green and digital transitions,support Europes industrial competitive-ness and improve connectivity”.In recognit
110、ion of its key contribution to both economic recovery and the EU Green Deal,the Commission in-cluded the rail industry in the“Trans-port and Mobility ecosystem”,1 of the 14 priority“industrial ecosystems”announced by Commissioner Breton.Although the concrete modus oper-andi of these industrial ecosy
111、stems is still unknown,the European Commis-sion has already accepted-at UNIFEs request-an extension of the EC Expert Group on the Competitiveness of the European Rail Supply Industrys man-date beyond 2020.This step marks a recognition of this forum as an al-ready existing and much-needed gov-ernance
112、 tool for discussing the future of our industry ecosystem at the EU level.Indeed,by doing so,the different DGs of the European Commission and the Member States have man-aged to establish more than just a close dialogue with our industry.“sustainable and smart mobility industries”that have the“respon
113、sibility and the potential to drive the twin green and digital transitions,support Europes industrial competitiveness and improve connectivity”.2)Industrial PolicyP A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202026The EC Expert Group has,in fact,al-ready helped foster collaboration and consensus on critical work.One
114、very concrete outcome was the adoption in October 2019 of a final Report that listed 89 recommendations across 10 strategic policy areas.The continu-ation of this body will be instrumental to maintaining our constructive dialogue and working together on the continued implementation of all these poli
115、cy recommendations.b.The Industry4Europe coalition UNIFE initiated Industry4Europe,a large and un-precedented coalition of 156 European industrial federations from all manufacturing sectors,almost 4 years ago.This alliance has continuously called on the EU to implement an ambitious industrial strate
116、gy for safeguarding European manufacturers world leadership and the industrial jobs they create in Europe.On 7 January,the Coalition was invited to present its new Joint Paper entitled A long-term strategy for Europes industrial future:from words to action to all of the Member States during a meetin
117、g of the Councils Industry Working Party.Two weeks later,the Coalition co-organised an event in Brussels with the Croatian EU Presidency on“The long-term strategy for Europes industrial future”.Croatian Economy Minister Darko Horvat was in attendance.Following this,the Coalition led an active,target
118、ed social media campaign on Twitter to express key messages as the Commis-sion prepared its new EU Industrial Strategy.The strategy was eventually presented on 10 March.In its capacity as General Coordinator of the Co-alition,UNIFE has continued to organise several virtual meetings throughout the ye
119、ar to allow the coalitions member federations the opportunity to exchange with representatives of the European Commission,the European Economic and Social Committee and BusinessEurope.P A G E2702.European AffairsThe Commissions 2019 Study on the Competitiveness of the Rail Supply Industry listed the
120、“promotion of the development of skills and safeguard of access to skilled labour”as a crucial action for maintaining a formative Eu-ropean rail sector.Therefore in 2019,at the request of UNIFE and following discussions held within the EC Expert Group on the Competitiveness of the EU Rail Supply Ind
121、ustry,the Commis-sion shortlisted the rail industry as 1 of 6 sectors eligible for the creation of an Erasmus+Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills.The Blueprint is a EU-funded framework for strategic cooperation between key business,trade union,education and training institution stakeholders
122、 and public authorities.The aim is to support an overall sectoral skills strategy and develop concrete actions to address short-and medium-term skills needs.After several months of prepara-tion,UNIFE and 31 other partners submitted their proposal for a Euro-pean project in February 2020.The Commissi
123、on announced during the summer that the project Skill Train-ing Alliance For the Future European Rail system(STAFFER)had been ap-proved to be the future Blueprint for our sector.The project officially start-ed on 1 November and will last for 4 years.3)Skills policyFor more information on STAFFER,ple
124、ase visit www.railstaffer.eu or Twitter(Rail_Staffer)and LinkedIn(Rail Staffer)P A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202028UNIFE aims to bring the European rail supply industrys views and ob-jectives to the centre of the digi-tal debate,decisively contributing to these discussions and effec-tively engaging in
125、fruitful dialogue with decision-makers and other key stakeholders.To those ends,in June 2020,the UNIFE Digitalisation Platform released its second vision paper.The document,titled Rail fit for digital age,picks up where it predecessor left off by outlining the views,priorities and ambitions of the E
126、uropean rail supply industry pertaining to the digital technolo-gies that are shaping the sectors future.Big Data,Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence remain essen-tial focus areas for UNIFE,to which Gigabit Connectivity,Digital Twins and Blockchain were also added.This second vision paper also
127、 rep-resents the most effective advocacy instrument in view of all the digital initiatives announced by the Europe-an Commission for 2021.In March of 2020,Commission Vice-President Vestager and Commissioner Breton presented their digital masterplan Shaping Europes digital future.Cor-nerstones of the
128、 initiative are a new comprehensive Data Strategy and a new framework for Artificial Intelli-gence in the EU.Notably,the Data Strategy aims to create an EU single market for data and an EU single market for cyber-security,as well as establish a com-mon European data spaces across different sectors a
129、nd industries in-cluding mobility.Unlocking all barri-ers to datasets sharing and promot-ing a robust cybersecurity strategy remain crucial priorities for UNIFE,which looks forward to engage with the EU institutions and fellow stake-holders on those topics.UNIFE believes it is vital for the whole se
130、ctor to maintain its commitment to making digitalisation not merely an objective in and of itself,but rath-er a means to achieving more ambi-tious and overriding goals.The ac-tivities of the Digitalisation platform are directed towards this end and aim to bring the European rail sup-ply industrys vi
131、ews and objectives into the centre of the digital debate.UNIFEs Digitalisation Platform brings together around 30 association members from across the entire value chain of the European rail supply industry to discuss digital priorities and initiatives.This open,dynamic forum is essential to shaping
132、the rail industrys vision for its future.Margrethe VestagerEuropean Commission Executive Vice-President(2019-2024)european commission4)Digitalisation P A G E2902.European AffairsThe transport sector accounts for approximately a quarter of the EUs greenhouse gas(GHG)emissions,making it the second-big
133、gest sectoral emitter after energy.However,not only does rail rely very little on import-ed fossil fuels,it clearly stands out for its high energy efficiency,low emis-sions of CO2 and growing use of re-newable energy sources such as solar and wind.UNIFE has continued to be very vocal about rails ess
134、ential role in meeting EU targets for decarbonising the transport sector.The decarbonisation of the transport sector is becoming ever more im-portant as civil society puts pressure on decision-makers to fight climate change.A sustainable,climate-neu-tral policy is at the heart of the Com-missions 20
135、19-2024 initiatives.Com-mission President Ursula von der Leyen heralded the European Green Deal and its key objective of mak-ing Europe the first climate-neutral continent by mid-century as the hall-mark of her mandate.Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans oversees the ambitious strategy.Mr.Timm
136、ermans presented the first European Climate Law in March 2020,enshrining into law the climate-neu-trality objectives of the Green Deal.A further amendment to the Climate Law was proposed in October to strengthen the 2030 mid-term EU climate targets:a 55%reduction of GHG,compared to 1990-levels.By Ju
137、ne 2021,the European Commission will outline which existing EU legisla-tion must be amended or updated to comply with such more ambitious 2030 climate targets.UNIFE believes that the Green Deal can be a game changer and provide the framework needed for the EU to achieve net zero emissions by moving
138、towards a low-carbon economy,while also reaching high efficiency stand-ards.The decarbonisation of the transport sector should mean,above all,more rail-based public transporta-tion solutions and further electrifica-tion of the system,as envisioned in the 2011 Transport White Paper.The most important
139、 transport initia-tive stemming from the Green Deal is the new strategy for sustainable and smart mobility,to be presented by Transport Commissioner Vlean by the end of the 2020.The strategy is expected to define the EU policy framework for transport for the years to come,just as the 2011 Transport
140、White Paper did before.UNIFE has taken a proactive approach,looking forward to the launch of the strategy.Together with fellow rail associations CER and EIM,UNIFE prepared a Joint Statement aimed at influencing the strategy by advocating for rail being at the centre of the future mobility para-digm
141、and defending the relevance of the modal shift principle.UNIFE also participated this year in the public consultation launched by the Europe-an Commission on this topic.In support of these efforts,we or-ganised a 27 October public webinar titled“Sustainable and Smart Mobili-ty:which role for rail in
142、 the future Frans TimmermansEuropean Commission Executive Vice-President(2019-2024)european commissionon track to a 5)Green Deal,transport decarbonisation and EU climate policiesP A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202030The European Commission confirmed in October,UNIFEs European Clean Hydrogen Alliance memb
143、ership.This body aims to ambitiously deploy hydrogen technologies by 2030,bringing together renewable and low-carbon hydrogen production,increasing demand in industry,mobility and other sectors,as well as expanding hydrogen transmission and distribution.With the alliance,the EU wants to build its gl
144、obal leadership in this domain,as a means of supporting the EUs commitment to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.As mobility will be addressed by the group,UNIFE will aid its mission by defining key messages,with the support of its Members,to influence the EU agenda for hydrogen applications across rai
145、lways.This can be completed by,for instance,implementing new rail hydrogen projects in Europe and building stronger support from the European Union for research and innovation.Read further about the alliance,at this website and this one.For further information,please contact Nicolas Furio,Head of Te
146、chnical Affairs at UNIFE,by email at nicolas.furiounife.orgEuropean strategy?.The discussion included the participation of the EU Transport Commissioners Deputy Head of Cabinet.Finally,through the work of the Sus-tainable Transport Committee(STC),UNIFE has undertaken several other sustainability-rel
147、ated activities in 2020.Major fields of work have involved sus-tainable finance,especially the EU tax-onomy initiative with a specific focus on the Delegated Acts enforcing the current Taxonomy Regulation and the revision of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive(AFID).Joint Statement CER/EI
148、M/UNIFE on the future EC Strategy on Smart and Sustainable Mobility UNIFE Director General Philippe Citron during the Sustainable and Smart Mobility webinar(27 October,2020)a.UNIFE joins the European Clean Hydrogen AllianceP A G E3102.European Affairsa.Recovery Package:an unprecedented EU effort to
149、tackle COVID-19 and rejuvenate the EU economyIn July 2020,after a historical Euro-pean Council meeting and in pursuit of an“extraordinary Recovery ef-fort”,the 27 Heads of State and Gov-ernment agreed on a plan to jointly borrow 750 billion.The EUs new Recovery fund,called“Next Genera-tion EU”,will
150、be composed of 390 billion in grants and 360 billion in loans.While the initial Commissions proposal foresaw a larger proportion for grants(i.e.500 billion designat-ed as grants vs 250 billion in loans),several Member States vehemently battled for the grants proportion to be decreased.Within this ma
151、ssive Recovery effort,the biggest segment of the funds will be allocated through the“Recovery and Resilience Facility”(RFF),with a total of 672,5 billion of which grants represent 312,5 billion and loans 360 billion.70%of the grants provided by the RRF will be commit-ted in 2021 and 2022 while the r
152、e-maining 30%will be fully committed by the end of 2023.The RFF will be allocated to each Member State on the basis of“national recovery and resilience plans”that are now being prepared by national Governments to outline the reform and investment agenda of the Member State con-cerned for 2021 throug
153、h 2026.This past year,UNIFE has been lead-ing an active advocacy campaign to urge all Member States to include significant rail investment within their National Recovery Plans.On 10 September,UNIFE Chair Henri Poupart-Lafarge and Director Gener-al Philippe Citron sent a joint letter to EU Transport
154、and Industry Com-missioners Adina Vlean and Thi-erry Breton to call on the European Commission to use the opportunity of the bilateral discussions on future national Recovery and Resilience Plans to encourage all Member States to make the Green Deal a reality by dedicating significant EU-backed in-v
155、estment for boosting rail projects all over Europe.In the letter,UNIFE notably advocates for fast-track in-vestments to:-swiftly boost the much-needed deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS)on the European rail network-put in place an EU-backed mech-anism or scrapping schem
156、e to encourage the replacement of older rail vehicles with new,modern and more efficient ones-swiftly boost the much-needed deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System(ERTMS)on the European rail network-put in place an EU-backed mechanism or scrapping scheme to encourage the replacemen
157、t of older rail vehicles with new,modern and more efficient ones6)EU Investment Policy P A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202032Following UNIFEs letter,the Europe-an Commission published its strate-gic guidance for the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility on 17 September.The guidance clas-
158、sified Sustainable mobility among the 7 priority investment pillars and encourages Member States to use the Recovery and Resilience Facility to invest in public transport and in infrastructure that supports the shift towards more sustainable and smart mobility.UNIFE also met with the new Euro-pean C
159、ommission Task Force on Re-covery and Resilience to promote its suggestions for possible rail-related fast-track investments.Foreign Affairs Council-July 2020EUCouncilP A G E3302.European Affairsb.2021-2027 EU budget(MFF):securing ambitious budgets for Connecting Europe Facility and Cohesion PolicyD
160、uring Julys historic European Coun-cil meeting,the 27 Heads of State and Government reached an agree-ment on the EU long-term budget for 2021-2027,the Multiannual Financial Framework(MFF).Instead of accept-ing the 1100 trillion total proposed by the Commission,EU leaders even-tually unanimously agre
161、ed on a new 1074,3 trillion seven-year budget for the Union.On 10 November,the German Presi-dency of the Council finally reached a political agreement with the Europe-an Parliaments MFF negotiators.This agreement was reached following intensive negotiations with the Parlia-ment that began at the end
162、 of August.The agreed upon political package notably includes a targeted 15 bil-lion reinforcement of EU Programmes through additional means(12.5 bil-lion)and reallocations(2.5 billion).Finally,on 10 December,the 27 Heads of State and Government overcame veto threats by Poland and Hungary and reache
163、d the agreement on the his-toric 1.8 trillion EU budget which in-cludes both the 2021-2027 MFF of 1.1 trillion and the temporary Recovery Package of 750 billion.A week later,on 16 December,the European Par-liament granted its final endorsement to the EUs seven year budget.This is extremely important
164、 as it allows the EU to begin funding programmes and instruments starting in January 2021.P A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202034The Connecting Europe Facility(CEF)CEF supports the development of interconnected trans-European net-works in the fields of transport,en-ergy and digital services(including thro
165、ugh investment in rail infrastruc-ture and ERTMS deployment).Rail has traditionally been the most benefited sector under this funding instrument.For the 2021-2027 period,Europe-an Heads of State and Government agreed on a Transport envelope for CEF amounting to 21,384 billion,including the confirmed
166、 10 billion transfer from the Cohesion Fund.In the coming years,The CEF will support:o efficient,interconnected,interoperable and multimodal networkso safe and secure mobility by co-funding smart,interoperable,sustainable,multimodal,inclusive and accessible project solutionso dual use of the transpo
167、rt infrastructure in view of improving both civilian and military mobilityP A G E3502.European AffairsThe Cohesion PolicyThe EU Cohesion Policy will operate with a l budget of over 330 billion,to be distributed across the 27 Mem-ber States.Two EU Structural Funds will be of vital importance for the
168、rail sector,namely:the European Re-gional Development Fund(ERDF)and the Cohesion Fund.Eligible invest-ments under these schemes will include:Rail TEN-T infrastructure(including stations supported de-velopment,reconstruction&up-grade,ERTMS deployment);freight transport on rail;development,reconst
169、ruction,upgrade of tram and metro lines;environmental-ly-friendly rolling stock for public transport;upgraded digitised ur-ban transport systems.UNIFE is carrying out regular meet-ings with the Member States Perma-nent Representation in Brussels in order to make the EU27 aware of our industrys prior
170、ities.UNIFE also sent an official letter to EU Commissioner for Cohesion Policy Elisa Ferreira on 22 April to ask the Commission to dedicate significant allocations from the EU Structural Funds towards rail projects all over Europe.Eligible investments under these schemes will include:Rail TEN-T inf
171、rastructure(including stations supported development,reconstruction&upgrade,ERTMS deployment);freight transport on rail;development,reconstruction,upgrade of tram and metro lines;environmentally-friendly rolling stock for public transport;upgraded digitised urban transport systems.P A G EUNIFE-A
172、nnual Report 202036The EIB identified“Smart and substantiable transport”as 1 of 11 key focus areas for future green investment and pledged that it“will continue to support the lowest emissions forms of transport including rail and metro”.c.Working with Development Banks and mobilising private invest
173、ment for railUNIFE has continued to cooperate closely with the European Investment Bank(EIB)and welcomed the Board of Directors November 2020 approv-al of the“EIB Group Climate Bank Roadmap 2021-2025”.This is a very important document as it will serve as the roadmap that“will guide future EIB financ
174、ing to support 1 trillion of climate action and environmental sustainability investments by 2030”.The EIB identified“Smart and sub-stantiable transport”as 1 of 11 key focus areas for future green investment and pledged that it“will continue to support the low-est emissions forms of transport includi
175、ng rail and metro”.Furthermore,UNIFE continued to cooperate with the European institu-tions and the EIB to ensure that EU initiatives aimed at mobilising pri-vate investment for strategic projects would also benefit the rail sector.Concurrently,UNIFE has continued to insist that,given the limited ra
176、il sector results of the European Fund for Strategic Investments(EFSI),the so-called blending of grants with the EFSI and with the proposed InvestEU programme-with an EU budgetary guarantee of 9.4 billion-for the coming 2021-2027 period can be in-teresting but should only be used as an additional ap
177、proach-with public grants remaining the core of the support.Finally,UNIFE has become an official partner organisation of the European Parliaments new Intergroup on“Sus-tainable,Long-term Investments&Competitive European Industry”and participated in its virtual launch event on 26 October.CC:Europ
178、ean Investment Bank GroupP A G E3702.European Affairsd.A special focus on EU investment in Western Balkans On 6 October,the European Com-mission adopted the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Bal-kans,pledging 9 billion of pre-ac-cession grant funding to help with the“long-term economic re
179、covery of the region”and to“support a green and digital transition,foster regional integration and convergence”with the EU.Following this,the Transport Community Secretariat an inter-national transport organisation that convenes the entire EU27 and six Western Balkan states presented on 26 October i
180、ts Rail Action Plan for the region.The 2020-2023 Rail Action Plan aims at developing a regional rail strategy in the Western Balkans and is divided into six action:Rail market opening;Passenger rights;Border/Common crossing operations;Inter-operability;Governance and Mod-ernisation of rail infrastru
181、cture.The modernisation of rail infrastructure is key from an investment perspective as it relates to the upgrading,recon-struction and construction of railway sections in the region.This year,UNIFE organised two con-ference calls with the Transport Com-munity Secretariat to set up a fruitful cooper
182、ation for the benefit of Euro-pean rail suppliers.CC:Transport CommunityP A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202038The global population has tripled over the last 100 years to over 7 bil-lion people today-and it will contin-ue to grow in the coming years.Ur-banisation,coupled with population growth,represents
183、 one of the most staggering global mega-trends that will define the next decades.Such drastic urbanisation will not be with-out medium-and long-term conse-quences.Cities host the majority of economic activities and output,yet they also consume more resources and energy.As mobility plays a de-cisive
184、role in ensuring growth,eco-nomic dynamism and social cohesion in cities and their suburban areas,the objective becomes ensuring a funda-mental rite of urban living:getting around rapidly and safely.Todays cities face challenges such increased traffic,diminished air quality,population growth,lack of
185、 available space,lowered liveability,tenuous social inclusion,continued health concerns and the incessant need to create economic develop-ment.Against this backdrop,citizens require the creation of new mobili-ty paradigms capable of delivering high-quality,accessible-for-all urban and suburban servi
186、ces.Following its first vision paper on ur-ban mobility,Urban Rail for the fu-ture of cities and metropolitan areas(2019),UNIFE has continued its active involvement in ongoing debates on urban mobility and strengthened its partnerships with associations such as POLIS,EUROCITIES and UITP.In particula
187、r,UNIFE attended the Urban Mobility Days,held virtually by the European Commission in September.The following month,UNIFE attended a three-days seminar on MaaS(Mo-bility-as-a-Service)in metropolitan areas organised by the International Transport Forum(ITF).Poster of the Urban Mobility Days7)Urban mo
188、bilityCC:European CommissionP A G E3902.European AffairsThe modernisation of the EU pub-lic procurement framework in 2014 marked a positive step forward on a number of topics.For instance,it made the Most Economically Advan-tageous Tender(MEAT)principle the basis for the awarding of contracts.Howeve
189、r,awarding contracts purely on price-based criteria is still a possi-bility,and there continue to be other legal shortcomings(e.g.on abnor-mally low-tenders of circumventions of EU public procurement rules).These gaps,UNIFE has long sought to close,have been acknowledged for the first time by the Eu
190、ropean Com-mission in the White Paper on level-ling the playing field as regards foreign subsidies,published in June 2020.In parallel to a future EU instrument to tackle distortions created by foreign subsidies,UNIFE stressed the impor-tance of strengthening the rules on abnormally low tenders,in pa
191、rticular from non-European State-owned en-terprises shielded from normal mar-ket competition.With the widespread outbreak of the pandemic and the resulting economic crisis,discussions have intensified to boost the role of public procurement for a more sustainable and resilient European economy.On 21
192、 October,a European Conference on Public Pro-curement took place under the Ger-man Presidency of the Council of the EU.EU Commissioner for Industry&Internal Market Thierry Breton re-minded attendees of the importance of equipping the EU with better tools to ensure that all players play by the sa
193、me rules.The Commissions Directorate-Gen-eral for Internal Market,Industry,En-trepreneurship and SMEs(DG GROW)also convened an online workshop on 22 October 2020,as part of the European Week of Cities and Regions,focused on the topic of sustainable infrastructure.It explored how sus-tainability obje
194、ctives can be concrete-ly embedded in every step of public infrastructure projects,with special attention paid to the public procure-ment phase and the possibilities of using sustainable criteria in public tenders.While UNIFE welcomed these initiatives as further steps in the right direction,legisla
195、tion changes are strongly needed to en-sure a level playing field within the EU procurement market.Finally,UNIFE welcomed the Coun-cil Conclusions adopted by Member States on 25 November pertaining to Streamlining public procurement within the EU for more efficient pub-lic spending.The Council stres
196、sed the importance of public procurement in fostering sustainable and innovative European economic growth and un-derlined the need for a level playing field to ensure fair competition.In terms of sectoral initiatives,UNIFE,CER and EIM finalised a Recommen-dation to apply the Most Economically Advant
197、ageous Tender(MEAT)and good practices in the domain of railway pro-curement in 2019.This strategic doc-ument focused in particular on three potential award criteria:technical or technological value;life-cycle costs and environmental and social impact.It also set out several recommenda-tions for rail
198、 contracting authorities.A seminar with European railway un-dertakings,infrastructure managers and suppliers was planned for May 2020 to promote this sustainable ap-proach to rail procurement.Unfortu-nately,the event was cancelled due to public health measures erected during the first lockdown to co
199、nstrain the spread of COVID-19 but UNIFE While UNIFE welcomed these initiatives as further steps in the right direction,legislation changes are strongly needed to ensure a level playing field within the EU procurement market.8)Public procurement in EuropeCER_EIM_UNIFE_Recommendation for applying MEA
200、T.pdfP A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202040plans to convene these stakeholders to discuss the matter as soon as pos-sible in 2021.Lastly,UNIFE has continued to drive the AEGIS Europe alliances activities on public procurement.Through-out the year,the alliance pushed for reforms of the European public pro
201、curement framework during its exchanges with the European Com-mission,Member States and the Eu-ropean Parliament.P A G E4102.European AffairsUNIFE has continued to successfully manage the secretariat of Rail Forum Europe(RFE).The organisation was established in 2011 to facilitate dia-logue between M
202、EPs,the EC,Mem-ber States and key stakeholders on policy issues relevant to Europes rail sector.The Forums role is very well-perceived by stakeholders and decision-makers.RFE events are widely recognised as providing a val-uable platform for fruitful exchanges on all things rail.In January 2020,the
203、new Manag-ing Board of Rail Forum Europe was sworn in,including the new President,MEP Andrey Novak-ov,and two new Vice-Presidents:MEP Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg and MEP Istvan Ujhelyi.They were joined by two other members of the Managing Board:MEP Dominiq-ue Riquet and MEP Cesar Luena.A cocktail recep
204、tion was held at the European Parliament in Brussels on 20 January 2020 to present the new Man-aging Board who will be in charge un-til the next EP elections in 2024 to the European rail community.The sanitary crisis development in March prevented the usual series of physical conferences,workshops a
205、nd seminars from being organised throughout the year.However,webi-nars were held in July and December,focusing on key topics which directly impact the rail sector:the MFF budget negotiations and the upcoming European Year of Rail in 2021.At the RFE Managing Board,held on 2 December 2020,CERs Ilja Vo
206、lpi was elected to serve as RFEs new Execu-tive Secretary,while Nicolas Erb will chair the RFE advisory board for of the coming three years,starting on 1 February 2021.The rail supply in-dustry retained the Presidency of the RFE Advisory Committee.In January 2020,the new Managing Board of Rail Forum
207、 Europe was sworn in,including the new President,MEP Andrey Novakov,and two new Vice-Presidents:MEP Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg and MEP Istvan Ujhelyi.They were joined by two other members of the Managing Board:MEP Dominique Riquet and MEP Cesar Luena.9)Rail Forum EuropeP A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 20204
208、2RFE Cocktail Reception 2020RFE new Managing Board(2020-2024):President A.Novakov;Vice-President A.Deparnay-Grunenberg;Vice-President I.Ujhelyi,RFE President A.Novakov with Transport Commissioner A.Vlean.UNIFE Director General Philippe Citron congratulates RailForum new Chair Andrey Novakov&Vice
209、-Chair Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg and hightlights the major priorities for the sector:EUGreenDeal,MFF,HorizonEurope,Shift2Rail2,CEF,Structural Funds For Rail,ERTMS,4RPP A G E4302.European Affairs01UNIFE joins business at OECD(BIAC)05Trade relations between the EU and China02Trade policy review 202004I
210、nstrument on foreign subsidies08Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism10Bilateral cooper-ation with third countries09OECD arrangement on officially supported export credits and the Rail infrastructure Sector Understanding(RSU)03The international procurement instrument(IPI)06EU-Japan eco-nomic partnershi
211、p agreement07Brexit46525354555647484950The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)is an important international body that works on establishing evidence-based international standards and gener-ating policy solutions to social,eco-nomic and environmental challenges which are incr
212、easingly relevant for our industry.As a consequence,UNIFE decided in May to join Business at OECD(formerly BIAC)which represents the leading business federations in OECD countries and over 7 million private businesses across all sectors and of all sizes.Our association is now engaged in a series of
213、Business at OECD policy groups that have been mandated to closely collaborate with various other OECD Committees and policy bodies.In addition to committees on Education,Environment&Energy,Digital Economy Policy,Innovation&Technology,Finance and SMEs,UNIFE is also particularly active in seve
214、ral committees related to Trade and a global level playing field.UNIFE joins business at OECD(BIAC)P A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202046In June,the European Commission launched a major review of the Euro-pean Unions trade policy.Launching a public consultation,the European Commission aims to build a con
215、sen-sus around a fresh medium-term direction for EU trade policy,re-sponding to a variety of emerging global challenges and implementing solutions deemed necessary due to lessons learned during the coronavi-rus crisis.The key objectives will be to support economic recovery,create quality jobs,protec
216、t European com-panies from unfair practices at home and abroad and ensure coherence with broader sustainability and digital economy priorities.UNIFE provided a detailed contri-bution to the review,highighting challenges the European Rail Supply Industry is facing and topics that the EC should priori
217、tise over the coming years.Our input insisted on the need for both strengthening existing trade instruments such as Foreign Direct Investment(FDI)screening,as well as developing and adopt-ing new ones like the International Procurement Instrument(IPI),an Instrument on Foreign Subsidies and a new ins
218、trument on reciproci-ty regarding access to EU funds.Our input insisted on the need for both strengthening exist-ing trade instruments such as Foreign Di-rect Investment(FDI)screening,as well as developing and adopt-ing new ones like the International Pro-curement Instrument(IPI),an Instrument on Fo
219、reign Subsidies and a new instrument on reciprocity regarding access to EU funds.Trade policy review 2020european commissionP A G E4703.International AffairsWorld procurement markets are increasingly inaccessible.Worryingly,the current economic crisis linked to COVID-19 is expected to intensify that
220、 protectionist trend.As the 2020 World Rail Market Study recorded world-wide market accessibility to have fall-en to only 62%-compared to 63%in 2018-it is more urgent than ever for the European Rail Supply Industry to have a tool capable of opening these procurement markets.2020 was a more active ye
221、ar for dis-cussions on the IPI,especially un-der the Croatian Presidency of the Council and with a notably changing mindset across Europe.However,much remains to be done to reach an agreement within both the Council of the European Union and the Europe-an Parliament.UNIFE has again driven AEGIS Eu-r
222、opes Working Group on public procurement.The organisation con-stitutes an alliance of 22 European upstream and downstream manu-facturing federations.Through new position papers,concrete suggestions to improve the revised 2016 draft Regulation have been made.Further-more,AEGIS Europe sent high-level
223、letters requesting an agreement be swiftly reached,while insisting on the need for an ambitious and actionable instrument that will tackle the risk of circumvention.More than ever,the support of the entire rail supply industry-especial-ly at the national level-is crucial for reaching an EU-level agr
224、eement soon.The international procurement instrument(IPI)P A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202048This summer,the European Commission published a White Paper on levelling the playing field as regards foreign subsidies.For the first time,the European Commission acknowledged that there is a growing number of
225、instances on the EU market in which foreign subsidies have distorted market operations or bidding in public procurement,to the detriment of EU companies.The Commission proposed filling existing regulatory gaps in fields such as competition,public procurement,investment and others by putting forward
226、several approaches called“Modules”-including one for public procurement.The White Paper was welcome by UNIFE and the like-minded AEGIS Europe coalition:o Several high-level letters were sent ahead of the publication and media engagement was co-ordinated to increase awareness and visibility of this t
227、opico Through a detailed position pa-per,UNIFE participated in the public consultation which was open until September.UNIFEs contribution highlighted the need for an efficient and deterrent Module on public procurement,with both an approach for cen-tral investigation and an ap-proach focusing on spe
228、cific pro-curement procedures.Across the different Modules,UNIFE supported strong investigation powers for the European Com-mission,particularly in situations involving EU fundso UNIFE shaped AEGIS Europes and other business stakehold-ers response,as well as pre-sented this position on behalf of AEG
229、IS Europe in several forums.The White Paper will lead to several much-anticipated legislative pro-posals in 2021,and UNIFE will sus-tain its engagement on this crucial topicInstrument on foreign subsidiesCC:European CommissionP A G E4903.International AffairsTrade relations between the EU and China
230、Over the past few years,UNIFE mem-bers have encountered increasing re-sistance as they attempted to operate in China.According to the 2020 World Rail Market Study,Chinas rail market accessibility has reached a record low of 17%.Not only are some mar-ket segments now effectively closed to foreign sup
231、pliers,but addition-al constraints like non-transparent public procurement procedures and expanding localisation requirements are regularly imposed by contracting authorities in the few areas that re-main accessible.The introduction of an Autonomous Recommendation List of Equipment in the urban tran
232、s-port market is a worrying trend that could create further market barriers for foreign enterprises seeking to en-ter their urban transport market.In November 2013,the EU and China officially opened negotiations in pur-suit of a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment(CAI).After agreeing on the prospe
233、ctive deals scope three years later,both parties confirmed that the future agreement should improve market access opportunities for investors by establishing a genu-ine right to invest and guaranteeing that the same treatment afforded national companies is extended to foreign ones.As the negotiation
234、s near their terminus,the European Rail Supply Industry has increasing doubts about the possibility to ob-tain a meaningful and enforceable agreement on level-playing field pro-visions,particularly in the absence of those on public procurement.UNIFE has insisted that the EU should maintain certain s
235、afeguards and ensure that Chinese rail suppliers access to the European market for already a reality in practice is not further secured with clear and enforceable guarantees that Chi-nas rail market accessibility will improve for their European coun-terparts.As highlighted by European Commissions Pr
236、esident intervention during the EU-China Summit on 14 September,“its not a question of meeting halfway,but its a question of rebalancing the asymmetry”.UNIFE has insisted that the EU should maintain certain safeguards and ensure that Chinese rail suppliers access to the European market for already a
237、 reality in practice is not further secured with clear and enforceable guarantees that Chinas rail market accessibility will improve for their European counterparts.P A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202050UNIFE has also continued to mon-itor Chinas ongoing efforts to join the WTO Agreement on Govern-ment P
238、rocurement(GPA).Follow-ing Chinas revised and more ambi-tious offer that included coverage improvements,UNIFE and the AEGIS Europe coalition drafted a position paper stressing the need for certain conditionalities for China to be able to join the WTO GPA.Among these conditions were:Market access on
239、a reciprocal basis;far-reaching re-form of Chinas government pro-curement law,in line with GPA principles;the absence of any spe-cial or differential treatment and guarantees on enforcement and coherence with the EUs toolbox.In light of recent de facto barriers in Chi-nas rail market,however,UNIFE h
240、as warned the European Commission of the risk of providing Chinese econom-ic operators with any legally secured market access to Europe.Simultaneously,Chinese state-owned enterprises have become increas-ingly powerful players in all product segments and on all continents,of-ten profiting from unfair
241、 competi-tion.Against this background,UNIFE has closely monitored the situation through several initiatives and illus-trated the shifting landscape in nu-merous dossiers throughout 2020.In particular,UNIFE continues to monitor developments related to the EU-China Connectivity Platform,which aims at
242、enhancing synergies between Chinas“Belt and Road Initi-ative”(BRI)and the EUs connectivity initiatives,including the TEN-T policy.By joining Business at OECD,UNIFE is also participating in various work streams as a means of addressing trade distortions and imbalances.Market access on a reciprocal ba
243、sis;far-reaching reform of Chinas government procurement law,in line with GPA principles;the absence of any special or differential treatment and guarantees on enforcement and coherence with the EUs toolbox.P A G E5103.International AffairsEU-Japan economic partnership agreementAfter years of negoti
244、ations,the EU and Japans Economic Partnership Agreement(EPA)entered into force on 1 February 2019.UNIFE welcomed this agreement as it provides Europe-an rail suppliers satisfactory guaran-tees on public procurement.However,the EPA only opened the procurement of goods and services covered by the Oper
245、ational Safety Clause(OSC)in the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement to EU suppliers from 1 February 2020.The OSC was a major non-tariff barrier that allowed opacity and discrimina-tion in procurement from Japanese rail operators.Throughout 2020,UNIFE has repeat-edly insisted on the importance o
246、f monitoring the agreements imple-mentation to ensure tangible ben-efits and achievement of equitable market access especially now that the OSC has been removed.These meaningful rectifications have yet to materialise.In April,UNIFE an-swered a business survey as a means of providing feedback to the
247、EU on how the EPA is affecting EU rail sup-pliers.In the autumn,UNIFE Director General Philippe Citron participated in an EPA Progress Seminar discuss-ing public procurement.During the event,a guide for EU suppliers was unveiled.UNIFE has repeatedly insisted on the importance of monitoring the agree
248、ments implementation to ensure tangible benefits and achievement of equitable market access especially now that the OSC has been removed.european commissionP A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202052EU-Japan economic partnership agreementBrexitOn 31 January 2020,the United King-dom withdrew from the European
249、Union,commencing a transition peri-od during which EU law has continued to apply to the United Kingdom until 31 December 2020.The negotiations on the future partnership between the EU and the UK started in March 2020 and were difficult on several topics,including level-playing field rules and public
250、 procurement.Througout the year,UNIFE continued to call on EU institutions and the UK government to swiftly reach an agree-ment that minimises any disruptions of trade flows while allowing for con-tinued EU-UK cooperation on techni-cal topics,skills and innovation.With-out such an outcome,Brexit cou
251、ld present major challenges for both seamless mobility and a more com-petitive European rail supply industry.In response,UNIFE developed a posi-tion paper on the future EU-UK future relationship and held various meet-ings,including one with the EU Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom,to
252、advocate for a smooth and amicable political uncoupling.P A G E5303.International AffairsUnder the Green Deal,the European Commission intends to create a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism(CBAM)to tackle carbon leakage and ensure the price of imports more accurately reflects their carbon content.The
253、 Commission published a public consultation in July 2020 to gather stake-holders views on the different policy options and their possible impacts,with a legislative proposal expected to materialise in 2021.In its answer to the consultation,UNIFE stressed that it fully supports the objective of estab
254、lishing a level-playing field on carbon content and avoiding carbon leakage.However,it is crucial for CBAM not to focus on only a few products and sectors,but to consider entire supply chains to avoid shifting carbon leakage on downstream industries.UNIFE stressed that it fully supports the objectiv
255、e of establishing a level-playing field on carbon content and avoiding carbon leakage.However,it is crucial for CBAM not to focus on only a few products and sectors,but to consider entire supply chains to avoid shifting carbon leakage on downstream industries.Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism(CBAM)
256、Carbon Border AdjustmentP A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202054UNIFE developed a dedicated position paper and submitted it to the OECD during preparatory consultations prior to the official Participants meeting that took place between 17 and 19 November.Additionally,UNIFE was present at and took the floor
257、 during the OECD consultation meeting on 21 and 22 October to note the importance of the extension of the RSU and the modification of some of its terms.Our intervention called for the extension of the repayment terms to 18 years and the inclusion of a larger share of local costs up to 50%.Concurrent
258、ly,UNIFE has raised awareness about the RSUs extension to the European Commission and the Member States.OECD arrangement on officially supported export credits and the Rail infrastructure Sector Understanding(RSU)P A G E5503.International AffairsWith the Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Ra
259、il Infrastructures(RSU)the sunset clause expiring on 31 December 2020,UNIFE has been speaking throughout the year about its crucial importance for our industry and its global competitiveness.UNIFE has been urging the Partici-pants of the OECD Arrangement to extend the RSU beyond 31 December 2020 and
260、 to modify some of its terms to make it an even more efficient tool for the provision of competitive financing solutions.It should be ac-tively promoted towards internation-al trading partners to achieve a level playing field on both market access and export conditions.To support these efforts,UNIFE
261、 de-veloped a dedicated position pa-per and submitted it to the OECD during preparatory consultations prior to the official Participants meeting that took place between 17 and 19 November.Additionally,UNIFE was present at and took the floor during the OECD consulta-tion meeting on 21 and 22 October
262、to note the importance of the ex-tension of the RSU and the modi-fication of some of its terms.Our intervention called for the exten-sion of the repayment terms to 18 years and the inclusion of a larger share of local costs up to 50%.Con-currently,UNIFE has raised aware-ness about the RSUs extension
263、 to the European Commission and the Member States.The feedback gathered so far is pos-itive.Both European Commission and Business at OECD(BIAC)openly support these efforts and have also strongly advocated for the RSU to be extended and modified.In this sense,as of December 2020 and pending official
264、confirmation from the OECD,positive hints point towards the ex-tension of the RSU until 2023 and the increase of local costs up to 40-50%.1 Compound annual growth rate 2021-2023 vs.2015-2017;UNIFE 2020 World Rail Market Study.2 Compound annual growth rate 2021-2023 vs.2015-2017;UNIFE 2020 World Rail
265、 Market Study.Bilateral cooperation with third countriesThe Gulf region remains a priority market for the European rail supply industry as it is expected to grow by 1.7%1.Since 2014,UNIFE has worked to build a solid relationship with the Gulf Cooperation Council Secretariat General(GCC-SG),which ove
266、rsees economic developments in the region.Our organisations codified our coop-erative intentions in December 2017 with the signing a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU).UNIFE Director General Philippe Citron once again participated in the annual Middle East Rail Conference,which took place on 25 and 26
267、 February in Dubai,before the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.He presented the European Rail Supply Industrys vision on innovation and explained how the European experience can benefit the region.UNIFE also held bilateral meetings with the Federal Trans-port Authority(FTA)of the United Arab Emirat
268、es and with the local European Delegation.Cooperation with Gulf Countries (GCC-SG)Cooperation with Russia (NP UIRE)Throughout 2020,UNIFE has also maintained close contacts with its Russian counterpart,the Union of Industries of Railway Equipment(NP UIRE).While exchanges on the regulatory framework a
269、nd processes for authorisation have continued,NP UIRE has also confirmed its interest in discussing signalling and automatic train operation(ATO).The Common-wealth of Independent States(CIS)region continues to be an important and attractive market for the European Rail Supply Industry,with an expect
270、ed growth of 1.7%in the coming years2.Middle East Rail Conference,25-26 February,DubaiP A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 2020563 Compound annual growth rate 2021-2023 vs.2015-2017;UNIFE 2020 World Rail Market Study.Relations with American Public Transportation Association(APTA)Despite the pandemic,UNIFE has
271、 maintained consistently solid rela-tions with our counterparts in North America.Given the challenges both our regions have experienced due to the virus,UNIFE and the American Public Transportation Association(APTA)have decided to hold regular exchanges on COVID-19s impact on our respective markets
272、and potential policy support measures.The North American rail market-composed of the US,Canada and Mexico-is forecasted to experience growth of 2.5%in the coming years3.Important projects such as the California High-Speed Rail,Mexicos Tren Maya and the expansion of the Toronto network are expected t
273、o define this period.UNIFE has also deepened its cooper-ation on trade and fair competition with the US Railway Supply Institute(RSI)and the Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers(CARS),in a bid to raise the Rail Supply Industrys inter-national visibility and of the challeng-es it faces due to su
274、bsidised,State-owned suppliers.As the world begins to plot its way out of its current predicament,it is essen-tial that communities explore how rail can contribute to increased stability,resiliency and equity after COVID-19.UNIFE Director General Philippe Citron joined Commuter Rail Coa-lition(CRC)E
275、xecutive Director Kelly-Anne Gallagher on their new podcast to share lessons learned from both.Cooperation with US Railway Supply Institute(RSI)and the Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers(CARS)P A G E5703.International Affairs04WRMSWorld Rail Market Study 60The main findings of WRMS 2020 were
276、that:o At the end of 2019,a record market volume of 177 bil-lion was reached,proving the appeal of rail transport in all of its forms,ranging from urban metro to commercial freight.The sector has grown by 3.6%annually since 2017.o The market is anticipated to develop positively in the me-dium-and lo
277、ng-term,with an average annual growth rate of 2.3%until 2025 despite an 8%COVID-induced decline in 2020.The total market volume is expected to reach 204 billion by 2025.This as-sumption is based on an an-ticipated rapid recovery of the market,which Roland Berger considers probable under a so-called
278、V-case scenario.The eighth edition of the World Rail Market Study(WRMS),conducted by Roland Berger for UNIFE,was unveiled by UNIFE Chair Henri Pou-part-Lafarge and Director General Philippe Citron on 1 October at a virtual launch event attended by over 500 participants.Published biennially since 200
279、6,the Study provides an overview of the market in its current form and a fore-cast of its future development in dif-ferent regions and market segments.It also assesses changes in rail mar-ket accessibility.Due to the current health and economic crisis,this edi-tion also explored the potential impli-
280、cations of COVID-19.In the V-case all regions remain at high levels-Latin America and Eastern Europe are expected to show strongest growthTotal market growth rates per region CAGR1),%1)Compound annual growth rate 2021-2023 vs.2015-2017Source:WRMS 2020,Roland Berger2.3%World rail supply market4.1%Lat
281、in America2.0%Western Europe2.7%EasternEurope1.7%Africa/Middle East1.7%CIS2.6%Asia Pacifc2.5%NAFTAWorld Rail Market StudyP A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202060infrastructure32.6 bn EURTOTAL MARKET20172019177.2 BN EURCURRENT AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL MARKET VOLUMErolling stock61.9 bn EURservices65.0 bn EURrail
282、 control16.8 bn EURturnkey management1.0 bn EUR#WRMS Different global developments are likely to continue to fuel rail market growth in the future.Megatrends such as urbanisation,global population growth and increasing environmental aware-ness illustrated by political pro-grammes such as the Europea
283、n Green Deal should lead to higher passenger numbers,while digitalisation and automation is expected to make the rail sector more attractive.However,public funding will need to be ensured and sustained to achieve that progress.Finally,the study looks at worldwide accessibility of the rail market,whi
284、ch is a key fac-tor affecting the business of the rail supply industry.The share of the world market for railroad technology that remains acces-sible to European companies has shrunk slightly from 63%to 62%,since the 2018 study.Decreasing accessibility in Asian markets has become a serious impedimen
285、t to rail sector growth.Further political efforts are needed to level the playing field and fully reap the benefits of a growing market.To order a copy of the UNIFE World Rail Market Study,please visit the UNIFE website.P A G E6104.WRMS01Overview02UNIFE Technical Working Groups03Cybersecurity activi
286、ties04 UNITEL05STANDARDS®ULATION64707676As the official representative body for the European rail supply industry,UNIFE continues to coordinate the contributions and position of its members towards the development of regulations,decisions,guidelines and other documents drafted by the European
287、 Union Agency for Railways(ERA)and the European Commission(EC).The UNIFE Standards and Regula-tion Group(SRG)and its supporting UNIFE technical working groups are platforms for members to influence technical regulations that relate to the interoperability and safety of the European railway system.UN
288、IFE has actively participated in numerous working groups and workshops organised by European institutions to support the drafting of the aforementioned outputs.The SRG plays a pivotal role in coor-dinating UNIFEs technical stances on the implementation of the EUs 2016 Fourth Railway Package(4RP).The
289、 UNIFE SRG also interacts with CER,EIM,UIP,NB-Rail and other stakeholders in the European rail sector through participation in the Group of Representative Bodies(GRB)and the European Standardi-sation Organisations(ESO)-particu-larly,CEN and CENELEC-through the Sector Forum Rail(SFR).As an observer o
290、n both the ERA Management Board and ERA Exec-utive Board,UNIFE Director Gener-al Philippe Citron regularly attends these meetings and shares the as-sociations position on important topics such as ERAs annual work programme and ongoing activities supporting 4RPs implementation.2020 Key Highlights:The
291、 Technical Pillar,comprised of the recasted Interoperability and Safety Direc-tives and the ERA Regulation,entered into force on 15 June 2016 and provided Member States with a three-year transposition period,with a possible a one-year extension upon request.2020 was a key year for the implementation
292、 of 4RPs Technical Pillar with arrival of the final deadlines for the transposition of the directives and entry into operation of the new regime in all Member States.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,Member States were able to extend the trans-position deadline to 31 October 2020 as part of the ECs COVID
293、-19“rail relief package”.1.Implementation of the Fourth Railway Packages Technical Pillar1)OverviewP A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202064This year saw the railway sector,together with the ERA and the National Safety Authorities(NSAs),build on the initial experience of the Fourth Railway Package regime fo
294、llowing its entry into operation on 16 June 2019 in Bulgaria,Finland,France,Greece,Italy,Netherlands,Romania and Slovenia.It also witnessed the ERA operate as the European authorising entity for the first time.Since 16 June 2019,ERA has delivered over 1000 vehicle authorisation decisions.representin
295、g over 12,000 authorised rail vehicles.UNIFEs focus this past year has shifted from exchanging knowledge between our members and collecting feedback on the new processes in an attempt to ensure lessons learnt are shared,issues resolved and agreements reached where further enhancements can be made to
296、 streamline the new system.Fi-nally,UNIFE continues to raise awareness and greater understanding of chang-es within the rail supply industry currently being implemented under this new framework.UNIFE strongly supported the adoption of the Technical Pillar,which we see as being of paramount importanc
297、e for the rail industrys com-petitiveness as it removes the remaining technical barriers to the creation of a Single European Rail Area(SERA).A harmonised European authorisation process ran by the newly fortified ERA should result in a convergence and greater certainty of requirements.It will also r
298、esult in a more consistent,quicker and cheaper process with less dupli-cation of checks and testing.With the entry into operation of the Technical Pil-lar in all Member States at the end of 2020,close attention will be paid in the coming year to ensuring the full delivery of the Fourth Railway Packa
299、ges expected benefits.European CommissionP A G E6505.STANDARDS®ULATIONEuropean Commission Expert Group on the Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package.UNIFE High-Level Dialogue with DG MOVE and ERA on the Implementation of the Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway PackageUNIFE is a per
300、manent member of the ECs Expert Group on the Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package,alongside Member States representatives and other official representative bodies.This group is intended to consult the sector on legalisation to be voted on,give recommendations on draft texts and help prepar
301、e discussions and votes to be held in the Railway Interoperability and Safety Committee(RISC).This Expert Group is intended to complement but not replace the RISC,which only allows Member State representatives to attend and vote on the final Implementing Acts.The Expert Group started 2020 with detai
302、led consul-tations that resulted in(EU)2020/387 amending the Technical Specifications for Interoperability(TSIs)WAG,LOC&PAS and CCS by codifying an extension of the area of use and transition phases.These ex-changes also led to(EU)2020/424,which dealt with submitting information to the Commissio
303、n regard-ing non-application of technical specifications for interoperability in accordance with Directive(EU)2016/797.Due to the extraordinary circumstances caused by the COVID19 outbreak,the Expert Group was UNIFE has established a high-level dialogue between the DG MOVE Directorate C,ERA manageme
304、nt teams and UNIFE members at the CTO level on the implementation of the Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package.The objective of these meetings has been to jointly,closely monitor the final imple-mentation activities of the Fourth Railway Package as it entered operation at ERA in June 2019 a
305、nd to iden-tify common actions to ensure the smooth transition to the new regime.Discussions have covered areas such as the new vehicle authorisation processes and requirements,the related ERA IT tool development,the TSI amendments and the clean-up of notified national technical rules.These meetings
306、 continued in 2020 to exchange on first experiences with the new regime and provide feedback.They were also opportunities to share lessons learnt,identify areas for continued improve-ment,monitor the transposition status by Member States,and agree on practical measures to facilitate the authorisatio
307、n applications and process.consulted shortly after the crisis began in May on the“rail relief package”.These discussions consisted of urgent amendments to the interoperability directive and subsequent implementing acts to introduce an additional optional extension for the transposition of the Fourth
308、 Railway Packages Technical Pillar.This concession intended to provide Members States who had not yet completed,or would be unable to complete,the legislative work required to usher in their national transpositions by 16 June 2020 the extra time needed to do so.These states were offered a final dead
309、line of 31 October 2020.The package also included measures to provide a smooth transition for vehicle authorisations at the project level across the two remaining transposition dates.It also included provisions to help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the railway sector.The Expert Group
310、 also provided opportunities for regular status updates and consultations on the implementation of the 4RP by Member States and the clean-up of Notified National Technical Rules.UNIFE attended all Expert Group meetings to speak on behalf of the rail supply industry and with EC representatives on the
311、se important developments.P A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202066Revision of the Technical Specifications for Interoperability(TSIs)for 2022Following the publication of the 2019 TSI amend-ments,work has begun on the next revision of the TSIs with a new full package scheduled for publica-tion in 2022.In Ja
312、nuary of this past year,the EC sent ERA the formal request to start the assessing this topic,which manifested in a list of objectives and 74 actions focused on Digital Rail and Green Freight intended to align with the European Commissions high-level policies.At the same time,ERA has introduced a new
313、 working structure and process for TSI drafting and working groups.No longer are there working parties for each TSI but rather a single coordinating working party across the TSIs supported by numerous dedicated Topical Working Groups(TWGs)for specific change requests addressing topics across multipl
314、e TSIs.The new structure aims at better coordination across TSIs for given changes,better transparency of work-ing and a more efficient use of resources.UNIFE has consequently adapted its internal consul-tation processes with its committees and technical working groups to best follow and contribute
315、to the new revisions.This association is a member of the ERA Working Party on the revision of TSIs which acts as the steering group for all the TSI revision activities and has experts nominated to each of the activated TWGs.Within UNIFE,the Working Party on the revi-sion of TSIs is followed by our S
316、tandards and Regu-lation Group(SRG),which coordinates the associa-tions response,nominates experts within the TWGs and cooperates with the other UNIFE committees when appropriate.The activities of each TWG,where the detailed TSI revision proposals are developed,are consulted by a combination of the
317、existing UNIFE technical working groups depending on the change request subject.The Working Party held four meetings on the TSI revision in 2020 to establish the new system and TWGs.More frequent meetings will be held in 2021 as the outputs and TSI text proposals are delivered by each of the TWGs to
318、 finalise the ERA recommen-dation to the EC by Q4 2021.For more information on the Fourth Railway Package and TSI revisions,please contact UNIFE Technical Affairs Manager Nicholas Shrimpton at nicholas.shrimptonunife.orgMore recently these meetings have begun to shift towards the development and app
319、lication of TSIs on the European railway target system and,more specifically,the necessary TSI transitional provisions required to provide the rail supply industry stability for individual railway projects while the regulations,standards and innovations continue to evolve.This subject is considered
320、a priority for the planning and competitiveness of long-term rail projects and deliv-ery of vehicle types.This topic will be addressed by amendments to the TSI transitional provisions in the 2022 TSI package.European Union Agency for Railways(ERA)P A G E6705.STANDARDS®ULATION2.Cooperation wit
321、h the Group of Representative Bodies(GRB)3.UNIFE involvement in StandardisationAs the official association of Eu-ropes rail suppliers,UNIFE is a member of the Group of Repre-sentative Bodies(GRB).The GRB is a group of European railway asso-ciations tasked with supporting the sectors consultations wi
322、th the ERA as it composes its work programme and its activities on rail safety and interoperability.The GRB has continued to be highly active throughout 2020,with par-ticular focus paid to the final im-plementation of the Fourth Railway Package,the rail sectors response to COVID-19,the revision of t
323、he TSIs and the ERA initiatives regarding railway safety culture and occur-rence reporting.A number of joint positions relating to regulation and standardisation have been adopt-ed by the GRB and submitted to the EC,ERA and Member State repre-sentatives.The GRB also continues to closely follow all E
324、RA activities and the delivery of its work pro-gramme.Since January 2019,Mr.Christian Rausch,Chair of UNIFEs Standards and Regulation Group(SRG),has also served as the GRBs chair on a two-year mandate.At the end of 2020,the GRB supported the re-newal of his mandate until 2022.Strong leadership and c
325、ooperation among all stakeholders has been vital during the final stages of the Technical Pillars implementation and the preparation of the revised TSI package for 2022.Please contact UNIFE Technical Managers Nicholas Shrimpton and David Kupfer to learn more.They are reachable at nicholas.shrimptonu
326、nife.org or david.kupferunife.org,respectively.For further information on GRB,please visit www.grbrail.euStandardisation is extremely im-portant for our industry,lead-ing many UNIFE members to be involved in both European and global standardisation proceedings through their respective National Stand
327、ardisation Bodies.UNIFE pro-vides a platform for its members to coordinate their standardisation advocacy and to build consensus on our industrys priorities in this area.UNIFE SRG is responsible for monitoring developments in both regulation and standardisation,the complete technical framework of wh
328、ich is represented in the figure below.The careful coordination of activities in both areas is required to ensure that the work carried out by European institutions and ESOs is complementary and improves the rail sectors functioning and competitiveness.P A G EUNIFE-Annual Report 202068To support the
329、 efforts of its mem-bers at the national level,UNIFE has established close links with relevant ESOs,namely CEN and CENELEC.The association works closely with the EC,who sets the policy framework for Eu-ropean level standardisation,and the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre,which coordinates the activitie
330、s of both organisations.UNIFE also participates in Sector Fo-rum Rail(SFR),formerly known as the Joint Programming Committee Rail(JPC-R).The SFR facilitates discussions between the CEN-CENELEC Manage-ment Centre and representative bod-ies on the sectors standardisation priorities.At the global level
331、,UNIFE holds A-Li-aison status for the ISO Rail Techni-cal Committee 269(ISO TC 269).This enables the association to take part in the regular meetings of this com-mittee.UNIFE is also a member of the Rail Standardisation Coordination Plat-form for Europe(RASCOP).Initiated by the EC in 2016,the platf
332、orm brings together parties involved in the plan-ning and development of railway-re-lated legislation,standards and tech-nical documents in Europe.It also works to coordinate all activities re-lated to the development of Europe-an standards and other related tech-nical documents that are relevant to
333、 the railway sector.The platform is chaired by the EC Directorate-Gen-eral for Mobility and Transport(DG MOVE)and is supported by the ERA.In 2020,UNIFE dedicated increased efforts to international standardi-sation.This year saw the first UNIFE position on international standardi-sation,which was published in March to provide recommendations that underline the strategic importance of international standardisation for the European industry.The position paper was promoted in bilateral ex-changes with the European Commis-sion and plenary
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