(ANSA) - LJUBLJANA - The project for a second section of the railway line between Koper and Divaca, a leading infrastructure plan in Slovenia, has suffered a setback. The EU funds from Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), that were what the government relied on in order to start the work, have not yet been transferred to Ljubljana. According to Ministry of Infrastructure Peter Gaspersic, the section between Koper and Divaca has not been selected because the government has not yet managed to find a private partner to provide sufficient financial resources. Slovenia is going to make a new bid when CEF will issue another tender notice next fall, but it's necessary to find a private partner within the deadline.

Slovenia's Ministry of Infrastructure confirmed that several foreign companies from Turkey, Austria, the Netherlands and China, are vying for the construction of the second section of of the railway line. (ANSA).