The Euro Popular Party, Borja Giménez Larrazhas raised the vice president of the European Commission and responsible for competition, Teresa Ribera, a formal question about the technical, financial and regulatory barriers that continue to hinder The entrance of new operators in … the French rail market, despite the guidelines established by the 4th Railway Package and Directive (EU) 2016/2370.
«There is a situation in France that involves a distortion of competition in the internal market, since the old state monopoly of the SNCF is putting obstacles to enter new operators, which are currently residual. Conversely, Spain has opened its rail network to the market. It is time for the commission to take responsibility and enforce the liberalization directive, ”he said Giménez Larraz.
European regulations, designed to promote liberalization of rail transport in the European Union, aims to promote competition and offer better services at competitive prices for citizens. However, in some Member States such as France, difficulties persist and that affects applicants, such as Renfe, to enter their market.
According to a 2022 report from the National Transportation Authority French, new operators face significant barriers, as additional certification processes, High costs initials and lack of transparency in the allocation of time slots by the network of SNCF. These limitations contrast with the success of the liberalization process in Spain, where the entry of new competitors has increased demand and generated tangible benefits for travelers.
The previous transport commissioner, Adina -oana VĂleanalready spoke about these irregularities of the internal market, pointing out the commission to know the existence of problems and was in contact with the French authorities to ease access to the French market.
Given the time elapsed since that response and the lack of obvious advances, Giménez Larraz redirects the question towards the department of competence and claims information on whether it has already initiated a procedure prior to the infringe EU Pilotor plan to start one in the coming months. If yes Formal infringement procedure against France.
Likewise, the popular claims information on the specific actions taken by the commission since then to eliminate the technical, financial and regulatory barriers in the French rail market, as well as occurred concrete advances to facilitate the access of operators such as Renfe to the French rail market.
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