Annexes to COM(2020)78 - European Year of Rail (2021)

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dossier COM(2020)78 - European Year of Rail (2021).
document COM(2020)78 EN
date December 23, 2020
ANNEX

PARTNERSHIPS AND EVENTS

This Annex sets out the following indicative list of partnerships and events linked to the European Year:

(1)partnerships with film festivals throughout Europe to highlight the prominent place of rail in cinema production;

(2)cooperation with European railway museums and existing cultural events such as film festivals and art exhibitions;

(3)partnerships with ERA to emphasise:

(a)the performance of the rail sector in Europe;

(b)the know-how of actors in the rail sector, in particular of rail workers;

(c)the advantages of rail in terms of safety and environmental protection; and

(d)career opportunities in the rail sector for pupils, students and apprentices;

(4)mobile exhibition trains in the Union to inform the public about the objectives of the European Year and to highlight the attractiveness of its many messages;

(5)provision of Interrail passes for young people in connection with Erasmus studies or competitions to extend the reach of the European Year;

(6)the use of stations as places of art, urban meeting places and economic, cultural and civic hub, and the use of railway museums to relay the messages of the European Year.