The Turin-Lyon high-speed rail
(TAV) project is so far respecting requisites to get EU funding,
European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc said Thursday.
"Let's hope it continues like this," she said a day after
meeting the pro-TAV 'madamin' Turin women business activists.
Therefore, Bulc said, "Italy can keep the allocated funds,
and for the moment I have no reason to doubt that they will keep
them".
The Italian government has put the project on hold amid a
disagreement between partners the 5-Star Movement (M5S), which
is against it, and the League, which is in favour.
A government-sponsored costs/benefit analysis says Italy will
lose out to the tune of 7-8 billion euros.
But the League says the report was biased and the project can
be cut in size and expense.
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