During the UNIFE General Assembly, the Brussels based railway industry association welcomed 11 new members.
Thus, 21Net (Belgium), Becker s Industrie (Sweden), COMESVIL S.p.A. (Italy), Eaton (UK), Iskratel (Slovenia), Kalthoff (Germany), MEN Holding (Germany), MIOS Elettronica (Italy). RELOC S.A. (Romania),Teleste (Finland) and UZINA DE VAGOANE AIUD SA (Romania).
Over 180 leaders of the European rail supply industry gathered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on the occasion of the 2016 European Rail Industry Association (UNIFE) General Assembly.
The Netherlands has one of the most dense and highly used railway networks in Europe, with nearly all of its cities and towns connected by its nearly 7,000km of track (with the second highest percentage of track electrification in Europe). In addition to being one of the most rail-dedicated Member States of the EU, the UNIFE members selected The Netherlands as the location of their 2016 General Assembly due to the Dutch Government’s significant and continuous investment into its railway system and the current Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
The question of how the EU Institutions and Member States can best support the global competitiveness of the European rail supply industry dominated many of the discussions throughout the day. In fact, this General Assembly occurred only two weeks after the European Parliament’s adoption of a Resolution on the Competitiveness of the European Rail Supply Industry; which aims to bolster the industry with coordinated EU policy measures as it faces mounting industrial competition on European and global markets, especially from large Asian competitors.
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