On Friday 19 June, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at "responding to the urgent needs of the railway sector", which has been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and at supporting the various players involved.
The Commission points out that European railways carry almost 1.6 billion tonnes of freight and 9 billion passengers every year. Passenger and freight demand for the whole of 2020 is expected to be "considerably below 2019 levels", according...