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German rail operator Deutsche Bahn’s freight transport subsidiary incurs hundreds of millions of euros in losses each year, which have always been offset by the parent company, but it seems likely that the European Commission will put an end to this practice. Deutsche Bahn (DB) supervisory board insiders on Thursday confirmed to dpa that the commission will prohibit DB from offsetting these losses, regulated through a so-called profit transfer agreement, for competition reasons. The European Commission initiated a review of the practice at the beginning of 2022. According to the insiders, the …

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