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Europe’s rail freight problems are immediate, the Commission’s solutions are not

Marco Raimondi
August 19, 2026
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Three months ago, Czech MEP Ondřej Krutílek asked the European Commission to explain why rail freight is struggling and what is being done to stop…

Europe’s rail freight problems are immediate, the Commission’s solutions are not

Marco Raimondi
August 19, 2026
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Three months ago, Czech MEP Ondřej Krutílek asked the European Commission to explain why rail freight is struggling and what is being done to stop…

Europe’s rail freight problems are immediate, the Commission’s solutions are not

Marco Raimondi
August 19, 2026
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Three months ago, Czech MEP Ondřej Krutílek asked the European Commission to explain why rail freight is struggling and what is being done to stop…

Europe’s rail freight problems are immediate, the Commission’s solutions are not

Marco Raimondi
August 19, 2026
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Three months ago, Czech MEP Ondřej Krutílek asked the European Commission to explain why rail freight is struggling and what is being done to stop…

Europe’s rail freight problems are immediate, the Commission’s solutions are not

Marco Raimondi
August 19, 2026
0

Three months ago, Czech MEP Ondřej Krutílek asked the European Commission to explain why rail freight is struggling and what is being done to stop…

Europe’s rail freight problems are immediate, the Commission’s solutions are not

Marco Raimondi
August 19, 2026
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Three months ago, Czech MEP Ondřej Krutílek asked the European Commission to explain why rail freight is struggling and what is being done to stop…

Luxembourg to cover up to 70% of added fuel costs of rail freight companies

Guest authors
July 27, 2026
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The European Commission has approved a Luxembourgish state aid scheme that will help logistics companies to cope with the inflated fuel prices. Through this plan,…

Western Balkan TEN-T projects unlikely to meet 2030 deadline

Guest authors
June 11, 2026
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The European Commission could do a much better job at overseeing TEN-T projects in the Western Balkan region. That is the main finding of an…

DG MOVE: “We shouldn’t give up on block trains”

Guest authors
May 7, 2026
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At ERFA’s annual rail freight event, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) was represented by speaker Kristian Schmidt. Not only did…

Will the EU’s electricity tax plans be of any help to rail freight?

Guest authors
April 29, 2026
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Europe has found itself in an energy crisis. In order to curb the impact, the European Commission has devised somewhat of a plan. It involves…