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“Imagine Your City or Region Without Public Transport": Over 60 CEOs Urge EU to Prioritise it in Next Budget

08/07/2025
    UITP Call

    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.

    Signatory List

    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

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