Joint rail project could open ‘Pandora’s box’
28 August 2012
The European Union’s competition regime could unravel if a controversial plan by three rail companies to bypass the rules is successful.
Professor Christopher Bovis, Jean Monnet professor of European and business law at the University of Central Lancashire, said moves by Deutsche Bahn of Germany, SNCF of France and FDS of Italy to jointly develop a high-speed train risks opening “Pandora’s box”.
The three companies already operate their own systems. But they want to develop a train together,...