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France Says SNCF Fret Rail Freight's Future at Risk in EU State

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French Transport Minister Clement Beaune said the government is in talks with the European Commission to avoid reimbursing some €5.3 billion ($5.7 billion) of state aid received by the country's rail freight operator.

"I think we’ll reach an agreement," he told Les Echos newspaper. "Paying back this aid would kill Fret SNCF, and presumably rail freight in France."