The support group for the Haapsalu railway has written to the government. They want funding for the railway.
Leis stated that the Haapsalu railway is not in the budget. He wants to ask for money from Europe.
The cost of the project is 200 million euros. Estonia cannot afford it on its own.
Leis said that the Haapsalu railway is old. New railways are on a European scale.
The Haapsalu railway is a small project. Rail Baltic is a larger project.
A member of parliament asked whether the government would use national funds or European funds. Leis said that European money is better.
If European funding does not come, Estonia will have to think. The railway cannot be financed from education or medical funds.
The Haapsalu railway project is ready. Trains would run quickly.
The Haapsalu railway support group was established in 2014. The group consists of many politicians.