Comment Neelie (Kroes)

[...] As well as cutting perceived project risk, though, I want to cut project costs. And much of that cost simply comes from civil engineering – the cost of mapping, of getting permits, of digging. If we cut those costs, we boost your business case – and that's just what our proposed legislation will do. There are so many jobs, so many opportunities at stake if we become a connected continent. Let's make sure the thing getting in the way isn't just silly inefficiency: people digging up the road many times when they only need do it once. Complex planning rules that just make the whole project too costly. Or different rules between countries - even between regions! - that mean you lose time, and lose economies of scale.