€1.9bn handout for DB Cargo restructure 'is in line with EU state aid rules'

The European Commission has approved the German state pumping some €1.9bn ($2bn) into supporting a major restructure of rail freight operator DB Cargo. The decision, announced on Friday, follows an almost-three-year ...

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€1.9bn handout for DB Cargo restructure 'is in line with EU state aid rules'

DB Cargo Headlines

News / Under-used Channel Tunnel rail services offer 'logistics from another age'

News / DB Cargo's 'financial umbilical cord' set to be cut with EC ban on subsidies

News / DB chief praises Schenker H1 performance amid group's poor results

News / DB Cargo eyes rail freight arm sale amid concern over state subsidy

News / Shippers face hike in German rail freight costs as state subsidy is cut

COMPANY NOTICES

News / DB Cargo plan to cut 1,800 jobs is 'gambling with its future', says union

News / Calls to end 'market distortion' caused by government support for DB Cargo

News / DB Cargo locomotive drivers launch six-day strike across Germany

News / DB Cargo drivers kick off three-day strike over pay and working hours

News / Sale of profitable Schenker on course, but 'it will take some time', says DB

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€1.9bn handout for DB Cargo restructure 'is in line with EU state aid rules'

DB Cargo Headlines

News / Under-used Channel Tunnel rail services offer 'logistics from another age'

News / DB Cargo's 'financial umbilical cord' set to be cut with EC ban on subsidies

News / DB chief praises Schenker H1 performance amid group's poor results

News / DB Cargo eyes rail freight arm sale amid concern over state subsidy

News / Shippers face hike in German rail freight costs as state subsidy is cut

COMPANY NOTICES

News / DB Cargo plan to cut 1,800 jobs is 'gambling with its future', says union

News / Calls to end 'market distortion' caused by government support for DB Cargo

News / DB Cargo locomotive drivers launch six-day strike across Germany

News / DB Cargo drivers kick off three-day strike over pay and working hours

News / Sale of profitable Schenker on course, but 'it will take some time', says DB

Most read news

News / DB Cargo pulls the plug as energy costs signal red for electrified rail freight

News / Deutsche Bahn invests record €19bn in greener locos and rolling stock

Premium / DVZ radar: 2022 is the year DB Schenker’s future will be decided

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