For its part, Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu and the President of the Regional Council of New Aquitaine, Alain Rousset, thanked Europe for its “strong support” for the Bordeaux-Hendaia-Vitoria-Gasteiz link, which is part of the central network of the Atlantic Corridor. , will be ready in 2030.
The European Commissioner for Transport, adina valian, has reiterated that the European Commission is “doing everything possible” so that France meets its obligations with the rail interconnection project between France and the Basque Country. maintains the date of 2030 and has indicated that the EU will give priority to financing cross-border infrastructure projects. Lehendakaritza rated today’s meeting “very positively”.
The lehendakari Inigo Urkullu and the President of the Regional Council of New Aquitaine, Alan Rousset, met this afternoon with the European Commissioner for Transport, Adina Valean. The meeting took place via videoconference and provided an opportunity to discuss the progress of the Atlantic Corridor.
First of all, Iñigo Urkullu and Alain Rousset thanked Europe for their “strong support” for the Interconnection Bordeaux-Hendaia-Vitoria-Gasteizpart of the central network of the Atlantic Corridor, will be ready in 2030, and to insist on it, these cross-border interconnections will be given priority in European grants in the framework of the negotiations.
Both leaders have expressed their satisfaction with the European Union’s financial support for the studies for the new line Bordeaux Daxas well as for the Basque Y.
However, both have shared their “deep concern” by the State of the cross-border interconnection of the Atlantic Corridor between Spain and France. In this sense, they have stressed the need to build “always in full compliance with European directives” a new high-speed line to the border, linking the Bordeaux-Dax line with the Basque Y; since “the improvements of the conventional line are insufficient”.
The lehendakari and the president have “expressed their regret” to the European Commissioner for the fact that there is a risk that the commitments of the Spanish and French governments at European level to complete the Atlantic Corridor by 2030 will not be fulfilled. for this reason they have asked him what measures he intends to take to speed up the calendar on the French and Spanish sides.
They insisted on that “it’s time” that the European Commission takes all measures at its disposal to ensure that Member States and all relevant public authorities fulfill their obligations in a timely and correct manner.
Source: EITB
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