"I stress to my colleagues that the current government, after 54 years of failed efforts, has every intention of having a stable connection between Sicily and Calabria, between Italy and Europe, for the completion of that Scandinavian-Mediterranean corridor which" with "the which connects Messina and Reggio, Sicily and Calabria, would have the missing link that Commissioner Valean was talking about".
This was stated by the Minister of Transport, Matteo Salvini, speaking at the meeting with the European counterparts.
"We - he added - are investing in planning and having certain times and funding".
"We didn't just discuss the inclusion" of the Messina Strait Bridge in the Ten-T, "which already existed, I know it's very important for the Italian government, we discussed the next steps and made ourselves available. Let's wait a solid project to finance the first feasibility phase and then the project will start, said the EU Commissioner for Transport, Adina Valean, answering a question about the meeting with Salvini. "Apart from having an intention, you need to have a phase of preparation and then be ready for actual construction," he highlighted.
