Eurostar International Ltd

EU Legislative Interests

Eurostar is directly interested in EU transport and rail policy developments, especially relating to international passenger rail. This includes: - Ticketing and distribution - ongoing or pending legislative initiatives on multi-modal distribution, single ticket booking and (multi-modal) passenger rights - Legislative initiative on rail infrastructure capacity allocation - Upcoming revision of the train drivers certification directive - Guidelines on track access charges - Rail security, PNR/API data transfers - ERTMS Eurostar is closely involved in the preparation for new border requirements linked to the Entry/Exit System (EES) and the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS). Finally, Eurostar monitors developments of the UK-EU relationship, in particular the Channel Tunnel's regulatory framework and mobility/migration aspects of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

Communication Activities

Membership of the Single European Railway Area Forum (SERAF) Occasional participation in RAILSEC and LANDSEC meetings Occasional participation in EU-LISA industry roundtables Response to EU Commission public consultations in the field of transport and borders/migration

Interests Represented

Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

Member Of

- CER, Confederation of European Railways (Brussels) - UIC, International Union of Railways (Paris) - UTPF, Union des Transports Publics et Ferroviaires (Paris) - RDG, Rail Delivery Group (London)

Organisation Members

Eurostar International Ltd is a fully owned subsidiary of Eurostar Group. Eurostar Group is owned by: SNCF Voyageurs (55.75%) Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (19.31%) SNCB (18.5%) Federated Hermes Infrastructure (6.44%)