European Railway Agency
The European Railway Agency (ERA) is responsible for monitoring and strengthening rail safety and interoperability throughout Europe.
The organization was formally established in 2004 by the European Regulation no. 881/2004, where are describe the Agency's tasks, structure and working methods with the railway sector representatives. The agency is based in two locations in France: the headquarters is in Valenciennes and the premises for international meetings and conferences is in Lille.
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Headquarters address Valenciennes |
Conferencing Centre address Lille |
Agency postal address |
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120, rue Marc Lefrancq |
Espace International |
BP 20392 |
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Phone: + +33 327 096-500 Fax: +33 327-334 065 |
E-mail: press-info@era.europa.eu |
Website: http://www.era.europa.eu/ |
The Management Board shall elect a Chairperson. The Management Board shall be composed of the representatives of each Member State, four representatives of the European Commission and six representatives of the railway organizations. The Management Board is part of the administrative and management structure of the Agency. The Executive Director shall direct the work of the Agency.
The Executive Board’s main function is to assist the Management Board, in particular, by preparing the decisions to be adopted by it, to ensure an adequate follow up to the findings and recommendations after investigations and the various internal or external audits. It is composed by the chairperson of the Management Board, four representatives of Member States and one representative of the Commission in the Management Board.