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Do not unnecessarily jeopardise the well-functioning rail freight transport system

Do not unnecessarily jeopardise the well-functioning rail freight transport system

In August 2024, the Natio­nal Council’s Trans­port and Tele­com­mu­ni­ca­ti­ons Com­mit­tee sub­mit­ted moti­on 24.3823 ‘Revi­si­on of the risk lia­bi­li­ty of owners of freight wagons’ by 13 votes to 8 with 4 abst­en­ti­ons. The moti­on aims to intro­du­ce strict...
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Autumn session 2024: transport policy on the agenda

Autumn session 2024: transport policy on the agenda

In the autumn ses­si­on from 9 to 27 Sep­tem­ber 2024, Par­lia­ment dis­cus­sed various trans­port poli­cy issues. Par­ti­cu­lar atten­ti­on was paid to the revi­si­on of the Freight Trans­port Act (GüTG). This bill stands in stark con­trast to SBB Cargo’s de facto...
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Autumn session 2024: transport policy on the agenda

Transport policy decisions of the summer session 2023

In the sum­mer ses­si­on from 30 May to 16 June 2023, various sec­tor-rele­vant busi­ness was dis­cus­sed. The results are lar­ge­ly in line with our expec­ta­ti­ons. Howe­ver, we reg­ret the missed oppor­tu­ni­ty to link the pro­po­sal for the agglo­me­ra­ti­on...
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Autumn session 2024: transport policy on the agenda

Agenda for the summer session 2023

In the sum­mer ses­si­on from 30 May to 16 June 2023, a num­ber of indus­try-rele­vant agen­da items are on the agen­da. Here is a brief over­view with our cri­ti­cal appraisal. This is what it’s all about: More finan­cial resour­ces for the rol­ling road (Rola)....
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