Surrender monkeys stifle Chunnel competition?

This from Lloyds Loading List...

Attempts by three French Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to gain exemption from European railway law for services through the Channel Tunnel have been met with fury from the UK Rail Freight Group (RFG), which claims the move could shut out competitors....

The RFG said proposed amendments to the First Railway Package Recast would “exempt Eurotunnel from all the requirements of liberalisation, including fair and open access, interoperability and equitable charging”.

Good to see the Frenchies remain committed to the ideal of a free market Europe.

Frenchies throw toys out of pram!

This from Yahoo.co.uk...

France has stepped up its opposition to Eurostar's decision to buy trains from Germany's Siemens AG instead of French supplier Alstom by taking the case to the European Commission, a German newspaper reported on Friday

This is going to get very interesting.

Or not.

Surrender monkeys' fury unabated

The Frenchies really have got their pantaloons in a twist over Eurostar's decision to buy German trains.

This Gallic gem courtesy of Reuters...

"The decision Eurostar took is null and void," French Transport Minister Dominique Bussereau said on LCI television on Thursday.

"Since the beginning we have told the management of Eurotunnel GETH.PA, which manages the tunnel, and Eurostar, which operates it ... that material other than Alstom material cannot be used," Bussereau said.

Hmmm... material other than Alstom material cannot be used?

Liberté, égalité, fraternité - my arse!

UPDATE: @Captain_Deltic notes, via Twitter...

Note that Alstom 'material' in the Reuters quote should be read as 'rolling stock' (materiel roulante).