Railway in Poland: Railways will Get EUR 4.5bn

Polish minister responsible for transport and infrastructure Jerzy Polaczek announced that by 2013 Poland will get EUR 4.5bn from the EU Funds for modernizing the rolling stock fleet and the railway network. Mr Polaczek said that of the total sum EUR 1bn will be invested in the Silesia region. He also said that the government will work on increasing the efficiency of absorbing the EU money. This year EUR 185m is supposed to be spent o rail projects. Last year it was EUR 400 thousand.

Source: Parkiet