Femern Belt project threatened
The planned Femern Belt Fixed Link between Germany and Denmark is in deep crisis with questions being asked as to whether it will ever become reality. According to German newspaper Hamburger Abendblatt, German…
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Cost of DK-Germany tunnel explodes…SAS posts $161m loss despite passenger increase… The construction of the Fehmarn Belt link between Germany and Denmark, the world’s longest combined rail and road tunnel, is moving ahead…
Spanish company in cartel scandal close to winning multi-billion tunnel contract
A Spanish company fined more than DKK200m four months ago for its part in an illegal cartel is close to winning a multi-billion contract for the supply and installation of electrical and mechanical…
DK-Germany tunnel gets final go-ahead
Germany’s Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has given final approval to the construction of the Fehmarn Belt tunnel between Germany and Denmark after dismissing all appeals, Tuesday The 11.2-mile submerged Fehmarn Fixed Link, the…
Environmentalists call for halt to DK-Germany tunnel
German environmentalists protested against the planned Fehmarn Belt tunnel between Germany and Denmark, Tuesday. The environmental group ‘Beltretter’ (Belt Savior) called for a halt to Denmark’s biggest-ever construction project in a peaceful protest…
The Week That Was, April 27th – May 3rd 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told parliament that Phase 2 of the reopening process will start on May 10th but the long-term strategy won’t be announced until this week….
Tunnel link to Germany greenlighted for 2021 start
Construction of the Femern Tunnel, connecting Denmark and Germany, has been given the go ahead to start in January 2021, with work starting on the German side in 2022. The 18km long submersed…
Finally: EU approval for DK-Germany link
The EU Commission has approved Danish plans to use public financing for the Fehmarn Belt tunnel linking Denmark with Germany. The announcement ends five years of speculation over the legality of the DKK52.6bn…
Anti-tunnel demonstrators were paid actors
Angry Germans who demonstrated against the planned Fehmarn Belt tunnel to Denmark last weekend have been exposed as paid actors. German media reports how the Beltretter – ‘Belt Savers’ – organisation, which is…
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