France gives up on its high-speed rail projects: PM Ayrault has stated he entirely follows the conclusions of the report put in this week by PS deputy Philippe Duron on transport infrastructure investments up to 2030.

All high-speed line projects are abandoned (or pushed off to a far-off future), with the exception of the Bordeaux-Toulouse LGV (now vaguely scheduled for sometime between now and 2030).

Here's a map from Le Parisien. The abandoned rail projects are in orange.

There is no money for infrastructure, you see. What money there is will go to improvements in existing infrastructure.