REG-GETLINK S.E. Eurotunnel: reaction to the Brexit vote

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16/01/2019 07:00

      Eurotunnel: reaction to the Brexit vote
    

    

      Eurotunnel (Paris:GET) duly notes the vote by MPs against the approval 
      of the Withdrawal Agreement by the House of Commons.
    

      Eurotunnel now calls on political leaders to clarify the nature of the 
      border relationship and controls that will exist between the United 
      Kingdom and the European Union, as soon as possible. Only the 
      establishment of clear rules will allow businesses to continue to 
      invest, to create jobs and to preserve the vital human, social and 
      cultural exchanges that benefit both the UK and the EU. 26% of trade 
      between the UK and the EU passes through the Channel Tunnel, supporting 
      hundreds of thousands of jobs.
    

      Over the past two years, Eurotunnel, which celebrates its 25th 
      anniversary this year, has been preparing for all outcomes, with the 
      full support of its 2,500 employees.
    

      We have adapted our infrastructure so that, with or without a deal, 
      traffic flow through the Tunnel will be maintained.
    

      Eurotunnel is currently working to ensure that new post-Brexit border 
      controls will have no significant impact on Tunnel traffic. As our 
      history shows, when the Tunnel was opened in 1994, lorries passed 
      through only three types of check, compared to eight separate controls 
      today. This increase in the level of controls over time has not 
      prevented truck traffic from increasing fourfold over the same period 
      between 1994 and 2018.
    

      Eurotunnel’s millions of customers can follow the innovations we are 
      preparing for the future through our online campaign #BrexitAndBeyond, 
      launched in November 2018.
    

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