1、The European Rail Supply Industry priorities for 2024-2029On the move to a net-zero EU:Table of ContentsA PRE-REQUISITE12RAIL TECHNICAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 24DIGITALISATION&CYBERSECURITY28INTERNATIONAL TRADE&MARKET ACCESS 32TRANSPORT DECARBONISATION&CLIMATE POLICIES16INTRODUCTION08EU FUNDING AND PU
2、BLIC PROCUREMENT 20RESEARCH&INNOVATION 36SKILLS,DIVERSITY&INCLUSION40FACTS&FIGURES05On the move to a net-zero EUThe European Rail Supply Industry priorities for 2024-202923We are the European Rail Supply IndustryOperating in Brussels since 1992,UNIFE,the European Rail Supply Industry Association,rep
3、resents European train builders and rail equipment suppliers.The association advocates for more than 120 of Europes leading rail supply companies from SMEs to major industrial champions active in designing,manufacturing,maintaining and refurbishing rail transport systems(trains,metros,trams,freight
4、wagons),subsystems and related equipment.UNIFE also brings together national rail industry associations from 11 European countries.UNIFE members have an 84%market share in Europe and supply 46%of the worldwide rail production.SALES OF UNIFE FULL MEMBERS11 Aggregate turnover of rail activities,20212
5、Including construction Perspectives for the rolling stock supply in the EU,20233 CER,20224 Including UK,Switzerland,Norway,TurkeyEUROPE4(2021)The biggest market in the worldACCESSIBILITY RATE OF TOTAL MARKET Almost 69 billion of lost opportunities every yearTOTAL JOBS2 OF THE EUROPEAN RAIL SUPPLY IN
6、DUSTRYThe rail sector represents 1 MILLION PERSONS DIRECTLY AND 1.3 MILLION PERSONS INDIRECTLY,and one job in railway transport creates more than one other job in indirectly dependent economic activities3GROWTH RATE Total market volume of 211 bn p.a.(2025-2027)Solid growth driven by climate change,u