Question 131 — water transport

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Mr. Jean-Louis Bricout draws the attention of the Minister, to the Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition, responsible for transport, to the future of the Seine-Nord-Europe canal. A recent communication from the minister suggests that certain projects, although structuring in terms of transport, could be purely and simply abandoned. Among these, the project to establish the Seine-Nord-Europe canal could be concerned. While this is an important investment for the economic development and opening up of the greater Hauts-de-France region, this announcement is contrary to the commitments made by the newly elected President of the Republic, in continuity with the commitment made by the previous Government, regarding the success of this project. Considering the major challenges, particularly from a transition perspective energy and sustainable, in the spirit of the commitment made by France within the framework of COP 21, it cannot and must not represent a budgetary adjustment variable. Furthermore, the number of jobs created as part of the project is estimated at between 10 and 13,000, while 50,000 indirect jobs could emerge. If the project ultimately did not see the light of day, it would have dramatic consequences for employment in a region already very structurally weakened. In this context, he therefore wishes to know the real intentions of the Government, hoping that it will be able to provide all the guarantees necessary for the sustainability and accomplishment of the Seine-Nord-Europe canal project.

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