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Lobby organisation

Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies

Business group · Transport & automotive · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies appears in 85 declared MEP meetings (37 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

85
declared meetings
with current MEPs
37
MEPs met
€1.5M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
5.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) brings together around 60 railway undertakings, their national associations as well as infrastructure managers.”

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“The membership is made up of long-established bodies, new entrants and both private and public enterprises, representing 78% of the rail network length, 81% of the rail freight business and about 94% of rail passenger operations in EU, EFTA and EU accession countries. CER represents the interests of its members towards EU policymakers and transport stakeholders, advocating rail as the backbone of a competitive and sustainable transport system in Europe. For more information, visit www.cer.be or follow us on X@CER_railways or LinkedIn.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 85 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats2631%
European People's Party2428%
Greens/EFA1619%
Renew Europe1113%
European Conservatives & Reformists56%
The Left22%
Patriots for Europe11%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (31 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
3
2020
1
2021
4
2022
5
2023
4
2024
14
2025
23
2026
31

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Jens Gieseke
8 meetings · EPP
Tilly Metz
8 meetings · Greens/EFA
Andreas Schieder
8 meetings · S&D
Peter Liese
5 meetings · EPP
Kai Tegethoff
4 meetings · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
8 Sep 2026Kai TegethoffRTR
2 Sep 2026Ana VasconcelosRail ticketing and Connecting Europe through High-Speed Rail
14 Jul 2026Ana VasconcelosConnecting Europe through High-Speed Rail
24 Jun 2026Andreas SchiederCER Sommerfest
24 Jun 2026Sophia KircherRail Ticketing
24 Jun 2026Oihane Agirregoitia MartínezMecanismo Conectar Europa
11 Jun 2026Sérgio GonçalvesPassenger Package
10 Jun 2026Dariusz JońskiHigh speed rail in EU
2 Jun 2026Nikolina BrnjacNew Ticketing Proposal
27 May 2026Andrey NovakovNRPP Regulation
7 May 2026Ana VasconcelosConnecting Europe through High-Speed Rail
14 Apr 2026Martine KempCEF
9 Apr 2026Kai TegethoffCEF
9 Apr 2026Nikolina BrnjacNew CEF and Transport Policies
25 Mar 2026Rosa Serrano SierraCEF

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