"We want to build Europe's metro, a high-speed network connecting the continent's major cities and offering a real alternative to air travel". Stefano Donnarumma, CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato, used these remarks to present FS's European vision to Les Échos. The objective is to establish a consortium of railway operators that will coordinate investments and develop a "European-colored" network through collaborations, rather than solely between individual countries. By 2029 FS aims to enter the Paris–London connection with a €1 billion investment. Meanwhile, new synergies between the French and Italian networks will lower travel times between Paris and Milan to five and a half hours, down from the current seven-plus hours. Trenitalia, which recently launched the Paris-Lyon and Paris-Marseille connections, is also considering a future Rome-Berlin service via Munich, while its subsidiary Iryo already has a 25% market share in Spain. Donnarumma wants a more balanced partnership with SNCF, an historic French operator, while admitting the initial challenges of integration. The objective is to use "cooperative competition" to harmonize strategies and improve all the different routes.