The Commission today decided to refer Germany to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to apply the rail safety and interoperability requirements set out in Directives 2004/49/EC and 2008/57/EC to its regional transport networks. The Commission considers that this failure constitutes obstacles to the completion of the Single European Rail Area as the EU rail safety and interoperability acquis is not in use for around 16% of the entire German rail network. It is therefore referring Germany to the Court of Justice for both of these infringements. (....)