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Wednesday22 March 2023

02/12/2014at 12:54

The EU plans to bet on the following maritime investments

The new EU Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, now unveils the first three large-scale investment projects in shipping as well as port expansions in the EU, part of the EUR 315 billion growth package. Read on to learn more.

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BY TOMAS KRISTIANSEN

Today the newly appointed EU Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, opened the gate for real to the behemoth-sized investment package of EUR 315 billion recently presented by the EU Commission.

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