Is the Capacity Management Directive taking the wrong turn?

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The Greening Freight Transport Package (GFTP) seemed to be a sign of EU-wide political will to bring significant changes and improve the transport sector in the continent. The Regulation on the Use of Railway Infrastructure Capacity was supposed to be the flagship of this Package, which is why it was received with the most optimism out of GFTP’s three directives. However, the more hands the Package passes through, benefits seem to disappear, especially for the rail sector.

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Is the Capacity Management Directive taking the wrong turn?

Image: Shutterstock. Alexandros Michailidis.

The Greening Freight Transport Package (GFTP) seemed to be a sign of EU-wide political will to bring significant changes and improve the transport sector in the continent. The Regulation on the Use of Railway Infrastructure Capacity was supposed to be the flagship of this Package, which is why it was received with the most optimism out of GFTP’s three directives. However, the more hands the Package passes through, benefits seem to disappear, especially for the rail sector.

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