"It is important that the Italian government is not in a hurry and presents a project" for the bridge over the Strait of Messina "that is very well done. And I say this because there is a lot of competition" between EU countries "to get Connecting Europe money Facility (Cef), we have many questions and very important projects across Europe".
This was stated by the European Commissioner for Transport, Adina Valean, in an interview with ANSA.
"To have an excellent rating and a competitive position, the project must be solid. I would therefore not advise" Italy "to hurry up, but rather to make an excellent proposal", he highlighted.
"All of Italy's projects" on transport and infrastructure "will be carried forward and supported" by Brussels and "I saw the support for our policies, I wish Matteo Salvini and the government good luck", added Valean, saying she was "convinced that we will have an excellent collaboration" with the Italian minister "because all the dossiers under discussion are
beneficial both for Italy and for the development of transport in Europe".
On the Brenner Pass, he concluded, "the situation has been going on for some time and we have made several appeals" for Vienna to put an end to the "unilateral" restrictions on the free movement of goods and people "because when you are on an EU transport corridor, this it doesn't only create problems for Italy, but also for Germany and for the whole corridor".
"The Commission - he continued - the EU is investing a lot of money in the Brenner base tunnel: this is the future, but obviously time is still needed".
