The final financing agreement for the Seine-Nord Europe Canal signed

Historic day for the Seine-Nord Europe Canal this Friday, November 22, 2019! The first meeting of the strategic committee was held in Nesle (Somme) and was an opportunity for the State, local authorities and the European Commission to sign the Canal financing agreement.

An agreement has indeed been confirmed by Elisabeth Borne, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, Gérald Darmanin, Minister for Action and Public Accounts, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari Secretary of State for Transport, Xavier Bertrand, President of the Hauts-de-France region, Alexis Padoy representative of the European Commission, Jean-Rene Lecerf, President of the Departmental Council of the North, Nadege Lefevre President of the Oise Departmental Council, Jean Claude Leroy, President of the Departmental Council of Pas-de-Calais, and Lawrence Somon, president of the Somme departmental council.

The strategic committee notably brings together all the mayors and presidents of the intermunicipal cooperation establishments directly concerned by the project, the chambers of agriculture, chamber of commerce, representatives of the river profession were also present.

The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron welcomed this fundamental step in " the canal odyssey ". " The Seine-Nord Europe Canal is a structuring project in terms of employment, agriculture, logistics and the environment. It is the symbol of our openness to Europe. This project is emblematic of our ability to create major infrastructures and project ourselves into the future. recalled the Head of State.