Mauro Moretti, CEO of Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, has been unanimously elected in Paris as European Chairman of the Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer (UIC).

In his speech, accepting this important international post, Moretti underlined the need to have a competitive railway system for the sustainable and responsible development of transport. This mission will be pursued if the railway knows how to invest in technological innovation and push for the greater standardisation and interoperability of national networks.

Moretti focused in particular on Shift to Rail, the 2014-2020 programme of research to which the European Union will allocate more than €1 billion. FS Italiane, a member of the steering committee for the initiative, will be taking part directly, whereas UIC Europe will be representing all the smaller undertakings.

Press Release of FS Italiane, 12 December 2013