Brussels, 05/01/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 5 January, the European Commission sent a statement of objections to Lithuanian railway incumbent AB Lietuvos gelezinkeliai (“LG”)which it suspects of limiting competition on the rail markets in Lithuania and Latvia by removing a railway track connecting the two countries. Such behaviour, if established, would breach EU antitrust rules that prohibit the abuse of dominant market positions.
The Commission states that the removal of this...