CoR - Markkula on TEN-T: "Partnering with private investors can mobilise fresh capital, public benefits remain priority"

CoR - Markkula on TEN-T: "Partnering with private investors can mobilise fresh capital, public benefits remain priority"

Speaking on behalf of EU regions and cities at TEN-T Days 2015, the President of the Committee of the Regions underlined the strategic role innovative financial instruments can play for the implementation of the Trans-European Transport Network, especially with regards to its core corridors. "Involving private investors by leveraging public resources can mobilise fresh capitals and raise the quality of projects. But high leverage is not an objective in itself, public benefit must be the main driving force" he argued. (...)