News / EU relaxes state aid rules to drive 'greener' multimodal transport

A rapid turnaround for a new EU enabling law will see some elements of the state aid rules for rail, inland waterways and multimodal transport relaxed from 19 January.

In a move seen as complementing the Fit For 55 green package and targeting a transition from polluting modes of transport, the enabling law was proposed by EC competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager on 6 July and approved by the Council of Europe on 19 December.

Competition lawyer Philippe Corruble, Professor at Ecole de Management ...