Italy's €13.5 billion Strait of Messina bridge project faces EU procurement hurdles
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Italy's plan to revive the long-delayed Strait of Messina bridge project, a €13.5 billion megaproject that would be the world's longest suspension bridge, faces potential conflict with EU procurement rules. Anti-corruption watchdogs are questioning whether Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government can legally reuse a decades-old contract for the project. A negative assessment from Brussels could delay the project by years.
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The bridge project, which will cost €13.5 billion, aims to build a roughly 3.3-kilometre suspension bridge – including a central span of around 3.2 kilometres, which would make it the world's longest
A negative assessment from Brussels could delay the project by years
A negative assessment from Brussels could delay the project by years
