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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10430

30 July 2011
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 24
GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/eib
Loan for Brittany-Pays de la Loire high-speed train line

Brussels, 29/07/2011 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank agreed on Thursday 28 July to provide finance of €552.5 million for the Brittany-Pays de la Loire high-speed train line. This is one of the largest rail projects in France. After five years of design and construction, it will significantly open up the whole of the west of France. The journey from Paris to Rennes will take less than three hours.

The EIB funding will be made available at the end of the period of...