The National Supervisory Council of the Railway Sector (CNSDF), within the Competition Council, sanctioned Grup Feroviar Roman [Romanian Railway Group] with Ron 3.49 million lei for not complying with the measures imposed by the national regulatory body and for not allowing access to all railway transport operators to the service infrastructures they operate in the CF Palas station in the Constana Port area.According to a press release sent on Monday, CNSDF decided, in October 2023, as a result of a complaint by CFR Marfa, that Grup Feroviar Roman SA (GFR) and Trans Expedition Feroviar SRL (TEF) grant, under fair conditions, non-discriminatory and transparent, the right of access of all railway transport operators to the service infrastructures at CF Palas station and to the services offered within these infrastructures.At the same time, GFR had to publish the description of the service infrastructures in the CF Palas station, the services offered within these infrastructures and the tariffs charged, including information on the coordination procedure and the prioritization criteria, in order to maximize the available capacity.Also, the company had to recalculate and publish the tariffs for the services offered within these infrastructures.
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Supporters of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu gathered outside the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, which houses the Constitutional Court, on January 10, demanding a rerun of the second round of the presidential elections. The protest, dubbed "The Great Judicial Union," was initiated by Georgescu, who called on his supporters to challenge the election annulment, as […]
