Italian Premier Matteo Renzi on
Friday said the approval of the government's new public-tender
code is tied to efforts to unblock public works projects that
have run aground, and praised in particular the 28-billion-euro
investment to build three tunnels connecting Italy to Europe.
Renzi said the new code "is linked to an extraordinary,
painstaking job of unblocking public works at a standstill".
"We're the only country in the world that's making three
tunnels, three amazing works for connection with Europe: the
Gotthard, to be inaugurated June first with Switzerland; the
Brenner which we unblocked; and the Turin-Lyon with France,"
Renzi said.
"We're investing 28 billion euros, obviously co-financed,
to connect us with Europe".
Renzi listed a number of projects across Italy to highlight
what he called the government's "great determination" in work on
infrastructure.
"I could put you to sleep with the list of projects that
we're trying to unblock," Renzi said.
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