{"id":336472,"date":"2025-12-24T20:26:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T10:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=68306"},"modified":"2025-12-24T20:26:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T10:26:25","slug":"european-commission-approves-rescue-loan-for-lineas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=336472","title":{"rendered":"European Commission approves rescue loan for Lineas"},"content":{"rendered":"

The European Commission (EC) approved a rescue loan for 61 million euros from the Belgian government to rail freight operator Lineas. \u201cBelgium has committed to presenting a restructuring plan if the rescue loan is not reimbursed\u201d, the Commission said.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The Belgian government notified the EC about the rescue loan last July<\/a> \u201cto address Lineas Group’s short-term liquidity needs for six months\u201d. The company has in fact been struggling financially over the past few years due to a drop in demand for rail freight services, especially in key industries such as steel and automotive.<\/p>\n

Previous schemes cleared as well<\/h2>\n

In addition to approving the 61 million euros scheme, the Commission also analysed two previous financial injections provided to Lineas. The first one saw 46 million euros<\/a> coming from Belgian regions and banks in 2024. The second one entailed 20 million euros<\/a> coming from the company\u2019s main shareholders (the Belgian government and French investment fund Argos Wityu) in 2023. \u201cThe Commission concluded that neither injection qualified as State aid\u201d, a note from the EC said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The European Commission (EC) approved a rescue loan for 61 million euros from the Belgian government to rail freight operator Lineas. \u201cBelgium has committed to\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72,1879,3497,47],"tags":[12634],"class_list":["post-336472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-european-commission","category-lineas","category-rail-news","tag-railfreight"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t