Italy regulators to clash at May 27 hearing over French operator SNCF's rail entry
By Anna Ferrari ( May 26, 2026, 16:00 GMT | Insight) -- Italy’s transport and antitrust regulators are set to clash at a May 27 interim hearing over French operator SNCF’s planned entry into Italy’s high-speed rail market, MLex has learned. Italy’s transport regulator has asked judges to suspend antitrust commitments agreed with Italy’s rail infrastructure manager granting SNCF 18 train paths. The transport authority argues the decision bypassed its regulatory competence over rail-capacity allocation.French operator SNCF’s entry into Italy’s high-speed rail market will be the subject of a May 27 interim-relief-hearing pitting Italy’s transport regulator against the country's antitrust watchdog, MLex has learned....
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