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Bilaterals III: Switzerland must be involved in the future of rail freight transport

Bilaterals III: Switzerland must be involved in the future of rail freight transport

The Fede­ral Coun­cil has given the go-ahead for the Bila­te­ral Agree­ments III­wi­th the defi­ni­ti­ve nego­tia­ting man­da­te. Nego­tia­ti­ons on the so-cal­led Bila­te­rals III began on 18 March 2024. We at the VAP sup­port the efforts of the man­da­te in the area...
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Stability as an indispensable basis for international transport cooperation

Stability as an indispensable basis for international transport cooperation

Once again, the sta­tus quo was saved in the Joint Com­mit­tee on the Land Trans­port Agree­ment, despi­te the gloo­my out­look. In 2024, the EU will once again grant Switz­er­land limi­t­ed access to the ERA data plat­form OSS for one year. How long does...
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REVISION OF THE RAILWAY ACT: FULL EFFECT MAY NOT MATERIALISE

REVISION OF THE RAILWAY ACT: FULL EFFECT MAY NOT MATERIALISE

On 12 Sep­tem­ber 2023, the Natio­nal Coun­cil appro­ved the revi­si­on of the Rail­ways Act (EBG), fol­lo­wing its unani­mous appr­oval by the Coun­cil of Sta­tes in the 2023 sum­mer ses­si­on. Howe­ver, the revi­si­on of the Rail­ways Act can­not be fully...
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The rail sector must reinvent itself

The rail sector must reinvent itself

Rail is not exact­ly famous for its wil­ling­ness to inno­va­te. This must and will chan­ge if it wants to remain sus­tainable as a trans­port mode. At the 7th Inter­na­tio­nal Rail­way Forum IRFC 2022, the experts pre­sen­ted a wide range of initia­ti­ves,...
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