Breakthrough in Seine-Scheldt canal funding

There had recently been agitation over the silence of the Île-de-France region on its financial contribution to the project. It was therefore decided to reiterate all the benefits of the project for the region. That approach apparently helped because at the beginning of this week, Secretary of State for Transport Alain Vidalies reached an agreement with the representatives of the Hauts-de-France and Île-de-France regions and of the departments of Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Somme and Oise on a financing protocol for the realisation of the project.