Prosperity despite politics?

G7 Summit 2017, Sicily, Italy; Photo: http://www.g7italy.it

Then there is the construction of the second railway track between Koper and Divača. The project will cost around EUR 1bn, considerably more than the amount estimated by independent studies. There is no logic to the financial construction that entails loans from the European Investment Bank and possibly Hungary, which incurs interest of more than five percent on its loans on financial markets. It would definitely be cheaper to convince Slovenians to invest in the railway track, but the leading parties have to add their own share, lining pockets in the process would be nothing new for an infrastructure project in Slovenia.

And while the politicians are fighting their small battles, the situation in European and global politics has again begun to deteriorate. Donald Trump's attendance at the G7 meeting in Sicily was touted as a victory by some: "That's how...

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