Brussels, 30/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - France has caught the Commission off guard on the railways question. On Tuesday 30 October, the French minister for transport, Frédéric Cuvillier, announced the forthcoming merger of the national rail operator, SNCF with the Réseau Ferré de France (RFF) network managing body. This new direction on the railways in France is diametrically opposed to the goals of the Commission. The latter appears to be moving towards promoting a separate system in the...