By Eloise Horsfield
SLOW train journeys between France and Spain could soon be a thing of the past.
The French Transport Ministry has just approved a plan for a high-speed rail link connecting the two countries.
The railway authority will now carry out a public interest survey on the AVE route leading from Bordeaux to the border town of Irun, on the edge of the Basque Country.
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Quick. Hold a protest meeting !