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| N° 07/2025 | 24 June 2025 |
GB decision approving the call ranked list of the innovation action selected for funding under the Europe’s Rail call for proposals HORIZON-ER-JU-2025-01 Annex 1: Europe’s Rail call for proposals HORIZON-ER-JU-2025-01_CER |
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| N° 06/2025 | 24 June 2025 |
GB decision approving the High-Level Paper on “A Future Policy-Based Public Private Partnership for Rail” Annex 1: High-Level paper on “A future policy based public private partnership for rail” |
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| N° 05/2025 | 24 June 2025 |
GB opinion on the Final Accounts 2024, including the Budgetary Implementation Report 2024 Annex 1: Final Accounts & Budgetary Implementation Report 2024 |
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| N° 04/2025 | 24 June 2025 |
GB decision on the approval of the Consolidated Annual Activity Report 2024 |
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| N° 03/2025 | 24 June 2025 |
GB decision approving the revised Europe’s Rail Multi-Annual Work Programme (version 4.0) |
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| N° 02/2025 | 24 June 2025 |
GB decision on the amendment No1 of the Work Programme 2025-2026 |
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| N° 01/2025 | 5 February 2025 | GB decision on the selection of associated members with the potential to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking | |
| N° 18/2024 | 21 November 2024 |
GB decision on the revised phasing-out plan Annex 1: Phasing-out plan of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking |
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| N° 17/2024 | 21 November 2024 |
GB decision on the Europe’s Rail Work Programme 2025-2026 |
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| N° 16/2024 | 21 November 2024 |
GB decision on the amendment number 2 of the Work Programme 2024 |
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| N° 15/2024 | 10 October 2024 | GB decision on establishment of an Appeals Committee to handle complaints under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations against decisions of the Executive Director of EU-RAIL | |
| N° 14/2024 | 9 September 2024 | GB decision on designation of reporting officers for the implementation of the Staff Regulations, the CEOS and Governing Board Decision n° 02-2018 | |
| N° 13/2024 | 17 July 2024 |
GB decision on approving the ranked lists of innovation actions selected for funding under the Europe’s Rail call for proposals HORIZON-ER-JU-2024-01 Annex 1: Ranked lists pertaining to the call for proposals HORIZON-ER-JU-2024-01 |
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| N° 12/2024 | 21 June 2024 |
GB decision on the application by analogy of Implementing Rules to the Staff Regulations |
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| N° 11/2024 | 21 June 2024 |
GB opinion on the Final Accounts 2023, including the Budgetary Implementation Report 2023 Annex 1: EU-Rail Annual Accounts 2023 (Including the Independent Auditor’s report) |
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| N° 10/2024 | 21 June 2024 |
GB decision on the approval of the Consolidated Annual Activity Report 2023 |
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| N° 09/2024 | 21 June 2024 |
GB decision on approving the call for expression of interest with a view to selecting associated members with the potential to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking |
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| N° 08/2024 | 21 June 2024 |
GB decision on approving the revised Europe’s Rail Multi-Annual Work Programme Annex 1: Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking Multi-Annual Work Programme |
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| N° 07/2024 | 22 May 2024 | GB decision on appointing the Executive Director of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking | |
| N° 06/2024 | 11 April 2024 |
GB decision on approving the ranked lists of innovation actions selected for funding and the list of rejected proposals under the Europe’s Rail call for proposals Annex 1: Ranked lists pertaining to the call for proposals HORIZON-JU-ER-2023-01 Annex 2: List of below threshold proposals pertaining to the all for proposals HORIZON-JU-ER-2023-01 |
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| N° 05/2024 | 11 April 2024 | GB decision on approving the Back Office Arrangements – information and communication technologies | |
| N° 04/2024 | 11 April 2024 | GB decision on the request for the Commission’s agreement for derogation from implementing rules to the staff regulations | |
| N° 03/2024 | 11 April 2024 | GB decision on working time and hybrid working at EU-RAIL | |
| N° 02/2024 | 26 February 2024 | GB decision on laying down the deputising rules to ensure continuity of service | |
| N° 01/2024 | 26 February 2024 |
GB decision on the amendment n° 1 of the Work Programme 2024 |
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| N° 18/2023 | 10 January 2024 | GB decision on amending the Decision of the Governing Board No 13/2023 on the appointment of the members of the Europe’s Rail Scientific Steering Group and on the adoption of a reserve list | |
| N° 17/2023 | 5 December 2023 | GB decision on the commitment expressed by the private members to match a possible increase in the Union contribution to the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking as a result of the association of the United Kingdom to the Horizon Europe Programme | |
| N° 16/2023 | 5 December 2023 |
GB decision on the adoption of the Work Programme 2024 |
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| N° 15/2023 | 5 December 2023 |
GB decision on the amendment No 2 of the Work Programme 2023-2024 |
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| N° 14/2023 | 5 December 2023 |
GB decision on approving the phasing-out plan Annex 1: Draft phasing-out plan of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking |
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| N° 13/2023 | 19 October 2023 | GB decision on the appointment of the members of the Europe’s Rail Scientific Steering Group and on the adoption of the reserve list | |
| N° 12/2023 | 28 July 2023 | GB decision approving the Back Office Arrangements – Human Resources and Procurement | |
| N° 11/2023 | 28 July 2023 |
GB decision on approving the selection process and specific criteria for establishment of the Deployment Group of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking |
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| N° 10/2023 | 23 June 2023 |
GB decision approving the outcome of the re-evaluation of the proposal “Hyperlution” submitted under the Europe’s Rail JU call for proposals HORIZON-ER-JU-2022-02 |
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| N° 09/2023 | 23 June 2023 |
GB opinion on the Final Accounts, including the Budgetary Implementation Report 2022 Annex 1: Annual Accounts of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (Financial Year 2022) |
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| N° 08/2023 | 23 June 2023 |
GB decision on the amendment of the Work Programme 2023-2024 |
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| N° 07/2023 | 23 June 2023 |
GB decision on the approval on the Consolidated Annual Activity Report 2022 |
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| N° 06/2023 | 15 March 2023 |
GB decision on the launch of the call for expression of interest for the selection of the members of the Europe’s Rail Scientific Steering Group |
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| N° 05/2023 | 15 March 2023 |
GB decision on approving the ranked lists of innovation actions selected and the list of rejected proposals under the Europe’s Rail JU call for proposals HORIZON-ER-JU-2022-02 Annex 2: List of below threshold proposals pertaining to the all for proposals HORIZON-ER-JU-2022-02 |
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| N° 04/2023 | 23 February 2023 |
GB decision on the publication of a vacancy notice for the function of Executive Director of Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking Annex 1: Vacancy notice for the function of Executive Director of Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking |
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| N° 03/2023 | 23 February 2023 | GB decision on granting permission to engage in post-employment activities | |
| N° 02/2023 | 30 January 2023 | GB decision on the appointing the Executive Director ad interim of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-RAIL) | |
| N° 01/2023 | 30 January 2023 | GB decision on the confirmation of early retirement of the Executive Director of EU-RAIL | |
| N° 14/2022 | 30 November 2022 |
GB decision on the adoption of the Work Programme 2023-2024 |
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| N° 13/2022 | 30 November 2022 |
GB decision on the amendment of the Work Programme and Budget 2022-2024 |
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| N° 12/2022 | 30 November 2022 | GB decision on appointing the common Accounting Officer for the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking and repealing Governing board Decision № 6/2016 | |
| N° 11/2022 | 3 August 2022 |
GB decision on approving the ranked lists of innovation actions selected for funding and the list of rejected proposals under the Europe’s Rail JU call for proposals HORIZON-ER-JU-2022-01 |
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| N° 10/2022 | 8 September 2022 |
GB decision on the amendment of the Work Programme and Budget 2022-2024 |
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| N° 09/2022 | 24 June 2022 | GB decision on amending the Decision of the Governing Board № 20/2016 laying down rules on the secondment of national experts and national experts in professional training to the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking | |
| N° 08/2022 | 24 June 2022 | GB decision on the application by analogy of Implementing Rules to the Staff Regulations | |
| N° 07/2022 | 24 June 2022 |
GB decision on adopting the Code of Conduct for the Governing Board |
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| N° 06/2022 | 24 June 2022 |
GB decision on the Final Accounts, including the Budgetary Implementation Report 2021 Annex 1: Annual Accounts of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking – Financial Year 2021 |
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| N° 05/2022 | 24 June 2022 |
GB decision on on the approval of the Consolidated Annual Activity Report 2021 |
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| N° 04/2022 | 1 March 2022 | GB decision on laying down general implementing provisions on the conduct of administrative inquiries and disciplinary proceedings | |
| N° 03/2022 | 1 March 2022 |
GB decision on the amendment of the Work Programme and Budget 2022-2024 |
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| N° 02/2022 | 1 March 2022 |
GB decision on approving the Europe’s Rail Multi-Annual Work Programme Annex 1: Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking Multi-Annual Work Programme |
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| N° 01/2022 | 1 March 2022 |
GB decision on adopting the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking Master Plan |
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| N° 02/2021 | 21 December 2021 |
GB decision on approving the list of decisions adopted by the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking that will continue to apply for the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking in accordance with Article 174(12) of Council Regulation (EU) No 2021/2085 |
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21 December 2021 | GB decision on adopting the Rules of the Procedure of the Governing Board of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking | |
List of decisions adopted by the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking that continues to apply for the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking in accordance with Article 174(12) of Council Regulation (EU) No 2021/2085:
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| N° 07/2021 | 25 November 2021 | On amending Decision of the Governing Board N°01/2021 on the Annual Work Plan and budget for 2021 | |
| N° 09/2020 | 19 November 2020 | On the application by analogy of Commission Decision C(2020) 4818 final of 20.7.2020 amending the Commission Decision C(2011)1278 of 3 March 2011 on the general implementing provisions for Articles 11 and 12 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations on the transfer of pension rights | |
| N° 07/2020 | 17 July 2020 |
GB Decision 07/2020 Approving the ranked lists of actions selected for funding, reserve list and the list of rejected proposals under the Shift2Rail JU call for proposals H2020-S2RJU-2020 Annex 2: List of below threshold proposals pertaining to the call for proposals H2020-S2RJU-2020 Annex 3: List of ineligible proposals pertaining to the call for proposals H2020-S2RJU-2020 |
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| N° 04/2020 | 22 June 2020 | On the application by analogy of Commission Decision C(2020) 1559 final of 16.3.2020 amending Decision C(2013) 9051 of 16 December 2013 on leave | |
| N° 03/2020 | 26 March 2020 | Laying down the rules on the use of “non-blue book” academic or professional trainees in the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking | |
| N° 02/2020 | 26 March 2020 | On the non-application of the Commission Decision on the maximum duration for the recourse to non-permanent staff in the Commission services | |
| N° 01/2020 | 26 March 2020 | Laying down internal rules concerning restrictions of certain rights of data subjects in relation to processing of personal data in the framework of the functioning of the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking | |
| N° 11/2019 | 20 December 2019 | Financial Rules of the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking. | |
| N° 10/2019 | 14 November 2019 |
Mandate to the Executive Director to request the Commission’s agreement to the non-application of Commission Decision C(2019) 4231 final of 12/06/2019 laying down general implementing provisions on the conduct of administrative inquiries and disciplinary proceedings. |
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| N° 07 BIS/2019 | 19 July 2019 | On the general provisions for implementing Article 79(2) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union, governing the conditions of employment of contract staff employed under the terms of Article 3a thereof | |
| N° 05/2019 | 24 June 2019 | On types of post and post titles in the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking | |
| N° 23/2018 | 4 December 2018 | Amending Governing Board Decision N°6/2015 on the Staff Regulation and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (CEOS) implementing rules for the purpose of the application by analogy of rules on outside activities and assignments and on occupational activities after leaving the Service adopted by Commission Decision C(2018)4048 of 29.6.2018 | |
| N° 22/2018 | 4 December 2018 | Function of adviser | |
| N° 21/2018 | 4 December 2018 | Middle management staff | |
| N° 20/2018 | 4 December 2018 | Guidelines on Whistleblowing | |
| N° 17/2018 | 12 October 2018 | href=”https://rail-research.europa.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Decision-17-2018-S2R-JU-call-2018.pdf” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Approving the call ranked lists of actions selected for funding, reserve list and the list of rejected proposals under the Shift2Rail JU call for proposals H2020-S2RJU-2018-01 Annex 1: Call ranked lists pertaining to the call for proposals H2020-S2RJU-2018-01 including the lists of actions selected for funding and the reserve listAnnex 2: List of below threshold proposals pertaining to the call for proposals H2020-S2RJU-2018-01Report of independent observer |
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| N° 15/2018 | 4 December 2018 | Mandate to the Executive Director of the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking to establish relations with European regions and other European and international organizations | |
| N° 11/2018 | 2 July 2018 | On the application by analogy of the Guide to missions and authorised travel adopted by Commission Decision C(2017)5323 of 27.9.2017 and the annex | |
| N° 7/2018 | 23 March 2018 | Adopting rules on the prevention and management of conflicts of interests applicable to the bodies of Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking | |
| N° 6/2018 | 23 March 2018 | On the Framework for Learning and Development | |
| N° 5/2018 | 23 March 2018 | Laying down implementing rules on temporary occupation of management posts | |
| N° 4/2018 | 23 March 2018 | On giving a mandate to the Executive Director to request the Commission’s agreement to the non-application of general implementing rules of the Staff regulations | |
| N° 3/2018 | 23 March 2018 | Adopting rules on prevention and management of conflict of interest of the staff members of the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking | |
| N° 2/2018 | 23 March 2018 | Concerning the annual appraisal, probationary and management trial period of the Executive Director of the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking | |
| N°9/2017 | 27 October 2017 | Prevention of harassment | |
| N°8/2017 | 27 October 2017 | Application by analogy of implementing rules to the Staff Regulations | |
| N° 1/2017 | 7 June 2017 | Approving the list of actions selected for funding under the Shift2Rail JU call for proposals H2020-S2RJU-2017-01 | |
| N° 24/2016 | 25 October 2016 | On giving a mandate to the Executive Director to request the Commission’s agreement to the non-application of general implementing rules of the Staff regulation | |
| N° 23/2016 | 25 October 2016 | On the non-application of the Commission Decision on the maximum duration for the recourse to non-permanent staff in the Commission services | |
| N° 22/2016 | 25 October 2016 | On setting up a Staff Committee | |
| N° 21/2016 | 25 October 2016 | On laying down the rules on the use of trainees in the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking | |
| N° 20/2016 | 25 October 2016 | On laying down the rules on the use of trainees in the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking | |
| N° 17/2016 | 12 September 2016 | On Article 55a of the Staff Regulations and Annex IVa there to concerning part-time work | |
| N° 13/2016 | 17 May 2016 | On the approval of the date on which the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking mil have the capacity to implement its own budget | |
| N° 12/2016 | 18 March 2016 | On general implementing provisions regarding Article 87(3) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union | |
| N° 11/2016 | 18 March 2016 | Laying down general implementing provisions regarding Article 54 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union | |
| N° 10/2016 | 18 March 2016 | On the application by analogy of the implementing rules on telework | |
| N° 9/2016 | 18 March 2016 | On measures concerning unpaid leave for temporary and contract staff of the European Union | |
| N° 8/2016 | 18 March 2016 | On the accession of the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU) to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 25 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission concerning internal investigations by the European Anti-Fraud Office | |
| N° 7/2016 | 18 March 2016 | Concerning the terms and conditions for internal investigations in relation to the prevention of fraud, corruption and any iIIegal activity detrimental to the Union’s interests | |
| N° 22/2015 | 11 December 2015 | Practical arrangements for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding public access to documents | |
| N° 11/2015 | 16 July 2015 | Decision Of The Governing Board Delegating The Powers Conferred By The Staff Regulations On The Appointing Authority And By The Conditions Of Employment Of Other Servants Of The European Union On The Authority Empowered To Conclude Contracts Of Employment To The Executive Director Of The Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking | |
| N° 10/2015 | 16 July 2015 | Decision Of The Governing Board On General Provisions For Implementing Article 87(1) Of The Conditions Of Employment Of Other Servants Of The European Union And Implementing The First Paragraph Of Article 44 Of The Staff Regulations | |
| N° 9/2015 | 16 July 2015 | Decision Of The Governing Board Laying Down General Provisions For Implementing Article 43 Of The Staff Regulations And Implementing The First Paragraph Of Article 44 Of The Staff Regulations For Temporary Staff | |
| N° 7/2015 | 16 July 2015 | Decision Of The Governing Board Laying Down General Implementing Provisions On The Procedure Governing The Engagement And Use Of Temporary Staff Under Article 2(F) Of The Conditions Of Employment Of Other Servants Of The European Union | |
| N° 6/2015 | 16 July 2015 | Decision Of The Governing Board On The Staff Regulation And The Conditions Of Employment Of Other Servants Of The European Union (Ceos) Implementing Rules | |
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GHERGHINESCU Oana Annual Declaration of Interests |
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The European Rail Research Advisory Council’s (ERRAC) | |
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