Commission welcomes Nederlandse Spoorwegen's new sales policy for railway vehicles and closes antitrust investigation

European Commission Press release Brussels, 12 Nov 2026 The European Commission has decided to close its preliminary antitrust probe into allegedly anticompetitive behaviour by the Dutch State-owned rail incumbent Nederlandse Spoorwegen (‘NS').

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