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Lithuania: Rail co faces probe in removal of track link

By  |  March 6, 2013

A Lithuanian state-owned railway firm is under threat of a European Commission investigation over the company’s removal of a rail link. According to reports, Lietuvos Gelezineliai faces a probe concerning the 2008 removal, which may have blocked some services of its competitors. The Commission raided the company in 2011 after receiving complaints by oil refinery Orlen Lietuva AB, which argued the track removal increased transport fees for the company. Regarding the case, Lithanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius argued that the removal of the rail link was due to its poor condition and safety concerns. The rail company’s lawyers are reportedly preparing a statement for tomorrow.

 

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