Press Release: Inauguration of key transport infrastructure project in Maastricht underlines the importance of European mobility

European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani on 2 December 2009 attended the start of works for an urban highway tunnel in Maastricht (The Netherlands) that removes the last traffic lights on a vital trans-European north-south road link. The works are co-funded by the European Commission under the European Economic Recovery Plan (EERP) Call launched on 30 March 2009. The EERP's TEN-T projects, such as the Maastricht tunnel, aim to boost the European economy following the financial and economic crisis by increasing Community investment in strategic sectors such as infrastructure – giving a positive after-effect on European mobility as a whole.