Transport-, Bygnings- og Boligudvalget 2018-19 (1. samling)
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Newsletter - STRING: An important step towards a megaregion
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An important step has been taken to create a megaregion
Following editorial adjustments, the German authority APV /
Amt für
Planfeststellung Verkehr
has now signed the authority approval of the
Fehmarnbelt tunnel, and Femern A/S has received the approval. The signing is a
landmark in our efforts to make the STRING region a megaregion and a global
powerhouse for sustainability, says STRING Managing Director, Thomas Becker.
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The STRING region, from Hamburg in the south to Oslo in the north, has, with
the signature of the German regulatory approval of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel,
gained an important leverage to become a megaregion and global player in
green solutions and investments.
“We want to make STRING a megaregion and develop our society in a
sustainable direction. The German authority APV's signature of the final
approval is an important milestone,” says Thomas Becker, Managing Director of
STRING.
“A fixed link across the
Fehmarnbelt contributes to ensuring a coherent
European STRING geography. A tunnel allows for a rapid flow of knowledge
and skills that help give the STRING region the potential to become a global role
model in green technology and sustainability,” says Thomas
Becker.
About the term megaregion:
Medium sized cities can join together in communities and form megaregions. A
strong infrastructure is crucial for, for example, two cities of the same size
having to reduce the costs of exchanging goods or people. In this way, the two
cities will have quick access to markets outside their own territory. Similarly, a
Fehmarnbelt tunnel will strengthen the entire STRING region and support green
growth.
Read more about megaregions at OECD here.
STRING SECRETARIAT
Alléen 15, DK-4180 Sorø, Denmark
www.stringnetwork.org
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STRING is a political cross-border partnership between Akershus County Council and Østfold County Council in Norway, Region
Halland, Region Västra Götaland, Region Skåne and City of Malmö in Sweden, the City of Copenhagen, the Capital Region of Denmark
and Region Zealand in Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein and the City of Hamburg and in Germany.