Take mass transit. The Obamastimuluswould designate a chunk ofmoney for the upgradingorexpansion of mass transit systems, in part through the purchaseofnewsubwayand light railcars.
Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Belarus's maverick leader, upped the stakes by ordering a cut intransit shipments of Russian gas to the EU, arguing it was also owed money.
If you look specifically at Alpine transit, it is clear that the Swiss for example are putting in an enormous amount of money to improve the rail links.