[Reaganesque]

The tunnel will also feature a bottle opener, knife, magnifying glass and tweezers.

[WesternCulture]

Europe is a continent in desperate need of improved infrastructural conditions. Especially in terms of roads and rail connections.

Three of the five largest European countries, namely The UK, Spain and Italy are cut off from the central European continent by sea or by mountains.

As long as there is a political will, these difficulties can be overcome by bold engineering.

By the way, a list of the longest tunnels of the world:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_longest_tunnels

[ASA Vet]

It will cut the journey time between Germany and Italy by at least a third.

Sounds like the Swiss don't want the Germans being in their country any longer than needed.