Memo: The Lyon-Turin new railway link – The Commission reiterates its full support for the project

Following the beginning of the works at the Maddalena exploratory tunnel and the meeting of the French–Italian intergovernmental conference in Rome on 6 July, the Commission remains committed to support France and Italy in the completion of the Lyon–Turin railway axis.

This key missing link of the trans-European transport network will connect not only two major European cities and regions but complete a major European east–west transport corridor linking the Iberian peninsula to central Europe and contributing to Europe's economic growth.

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ESO: Background information: Italy high-speed rail tunnel: Fresh clashes in Alps http://www.europeansources.info/record/italy-high-speed-rail-tunnel-fresh-clashes-in-alps/

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