At the last meeting before the summer holidays, which ended in the early hours of this morning, the Kern, Belgium's restricted council of ministers, adopted various measures on pension and pension reform taxation, labour market and health care, as well as additional measures including the granting of support of 61 million of euros to the rail cargo operator Lineas. The funds will be provided through the Société Fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement (SFPIM), the sovereign wealth fund of the Belgium and shareholder of Lineas.

"This loan from the Belgian government - commented the managing director of the railway company, Erik van Ockenburg - represents a strong recognition of the role of Lineas in building the logistics of the future. We are pleased to be able to send our customers, partners and employees a message of continuity and, above all, the guarantee of our commitment to lead the company to do what it needs to do: offer a service Quality, high-value customers and profitability while remaining an attractive employer." The Belgian company, which also has offices in France, Germany, Italy and The Netherlands, he recalled, in fact, that it employs over 1,500 people and that, despite the deterioration of the market in the first months of 2025 marked by a generalized reduction in the volumes of steel, chemical and automotive products throughout Europe, Lineas has seen economic improvements with a operating result which, although negative, in 2024 was down to -€13.6 million compared to -€82 million in the 2022, result that the business plan for the period 2025-2027 expects to return to positive territory in 2026.