As discussions on the future EU budget accelerate, more than 60 CEOs and Leaders of public transport authorities, operators, industry and national associations from across Europe have come together to deliver a clear message to European policymakers.
With the call for urban and regional public transport to be a top priority in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), this show of unity, coordinated by UITP, urges the EU to anchor its long-term budget in competitiveness, sustainability, and inclusion.
“Imagine your city or region without public transport. The EU must prioritise investment in public transport as a smart, inclusive, and essential step towards a sustainable future,” the CEOs/leaders warn in a joint call.
Mohamed Mezghani, Secretary-General, UITP, Belgium
Severiano Arias González, Director de Explotacion, Tranvia de Murcia, Spain
Wojciech Bartelski, CEO, President of the Board, Tramwaje Warszawskie Ltd, Poland
Pedro Brandao de Querizoz Simoes Ribeiro, Managing Director, Metropolitano de Tenerife, S.A., Spain
Eduardo Cabanillas Muñoz-Reja, CEO, Autobuses Urbanos de Valladolid (AUVASA), Spain
Carlo Cahn, General Manager, KNV, The Netherlands
Helena Campos, acting CEO, Metropolitano de Lisboa, Portugal
Jean Castex, CEO, RATP group, France
Marie-Ange Debon, Chairwoman and Group Chief Executive Officer, Keolis, France
Pedro de Brito Bogas, CEO, Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa, E.M., S.A., Portugal
Brieuc de Meeûs, CEO, STIB, Belgium
Helge Dorstewitz, Directeur General, Luxtram SA, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Henrik Falk, CEO, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), Germany
Jean-Pierre Farandou, CEO/Chairman, SNCF, France
Pol Flamend, Directeur général du Service public de Wallonie Mobilité et Infrastructures, Belgium
Aitor Galarza, CFO, CAF, Spain
Andrea Gibelli, President, ASSTRA, Italy
Ramón Gómez, CEO, FCC Concesiones, Spain
Annette Grabbe, CEO, CHRO, CFO of Rheinbahn AG, Germany
Jürgen Greschner, Chief Corporate Officer, INIT Group, Germany
Giuseppina Gualtieri, CEO and President, Tper SPA, Italy
Stefanie Haaks, Chairperson of the Executive Board, KVB Köln, Germany
Juha Hakavuori, Managing Director, Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd, Finland
Elodie Hanen, Directrice générale adjointe, Île-de-France Mobilités, France
Billy Hann, CEO of Dublin Bus, Ireland
Andreas Hemmersbach, Management Director Mobility, Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG, Germany
Robert Henrich, CEO, Hamburger Hochbahn AG, Germany
Jesús Herrero, Secretary-General, ATUC, Spain
Peter Horvat, Director, Javno Podjetje Ljubljanski Potniški Promet, Slovenia
Mathias Hüske, CFO, Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen AG, Germany
Francisco Iglesias Campos, CEO, Alsa Grupo, Spain
Sirpa Korte, Public Transport Director, City of Turku, Finland
Harald Kraus, CHRO,DSW 21, Germany
Erki Lipre, CEO of Ridango Group, Sweden
David Martin, CEO / Executive Chair, Arriva Limited, United Kingdom
Thierry Mallet, CEO, Transdev, President, Union des Transports Publics et Ferroviaires (UTPF), France
Marco Medeghini, General Manager of Brescia Mobilità, Brescia Trasporti and Metrobrescia, Italy
Ulf Middelberg, Managing Director, Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB) GmbH, Germany
Michael Peter, CEO, Siemens Mobility GmbH, Germany
Claudio Passerini, President, Bus Business Unit, Iveco Group
Juan José Elias Pérez, Director, EMT Palma, Spain
Mika Periviita, Manager, Tampere City Public Transport, Finland
Alexander Pischon, Prof. Dr., Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe GmbH, Germany
Henri Poupart-Lafarge, CEO and Director, Alstom, France
Víctor Manuel Quintana Hernandez, CEO, Salcai-Utinsa, S.A., Spain
Alexandra Reinagl, CEO, Wiener Linien GmbH & Co KG, Austria
Miguel Angel Rodriguez Ramirez, Director General, Guaguas Municipales S.A., Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Pablo Rodríguez-Sardinero, Managing Director, Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid (CRTM), Spain
Alfonso Sanchéz Vicente, CEO, EMT Madrid, Spain
Thomas Schaffer, Board Member, BOGESTRA, Germany
Vesa Silfver, Executive Director, Helsinki Region Transport, Finland
Minna Soininen, Director, Finnish Public Transport Association, Finland
Zdenek Sponar, Director, IDSK, Czech Republic
Agata Stańda, CEO, Solaris Bus & Coach, Poland
Yiannis Toskas, CEO, Thessaloniki Public Transport Authority (OSETh), Greece
Monika Unterholzner, Deputy Director-General, Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH, Austria
Steen Vindum, Chairman for TID, the Danish Public Transport Authorities, Denmark
Ana Paula Vitorino, President of the Executive Board, Autoridade da Mobilidade e dos Transportes, Portugal
Ignacio Vázquez, CEO, Metro de Madrid, Spain
Peter Walsh, Chief Executive Officer, Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Anja Wenmakers, CEO, Stadtwerke Bonn Verkehrs-GmbH, Germany
Oliver Wolff, General Managing Director, VDV, Germany
Ingo Wortmann, Managing Director of Stadtwerke München GmbH Mobility Division, Germany
Karin Zipperer, Speaker of the Board, Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region GMBH, Austria
Alberto Zorzan, CEO, ATM Group, Italy