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[[Image:Eurostar_international_.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Eurostar International, Source: [http://en.visitparisregion.com/travel-offers/2-for-1-eurostar-cultural-offer-243514.html/ Eurostar International] ]]
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'''Eurostar International''' is the operator of the Eurostar trainline between London, Paris and Brussels via the channel tunnel.
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Founded in 1990, the company was 40 per cent owned by the UK government until it was sold off in May 2015 to the consortium of [[Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec]] (CDPQ) and H[[ermes Infrastructure]]. <ref>[http://www.eurostar.com/uk-en/about-eurostar/our-company/behind-the-scenes Eurostar: Behind the Scenes], ''Eurostar'', accessed 8 June 2016</ref>
  
 
==Donations==
 
==Donations==
*Donated £7,508.50 (08/04/2016) to [[Britain Stronger in Europe]], the lead pro-EU campaign in the run up to the UK's membership referendum <ref>Electoral Commission, [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/Donations?currentPage=11&rows=10&sort=Value&order=desc&tab=1&open=filter&et=perpar&date=Reported&from=2016-04-01&to=2016-05-03&prePoll=true&postPoll=false&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation Donor Search], accessed 16 May 2016</ref>
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*Donated £7,508.50 on 8 April 2016 to [[Britain Stronger in Europe]], the official pro-EU campaign group in Britain's EU membership referendum in June 2016. <ref>Electoral Commission, [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/Donations?currentPage=11&rows=10&sort=Value&order=desc&tab=1&open=filter&et=perpar&date=Reported&from=2016-04-01&to=2016-05-03&prePoll=true&postPoll=false&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation Donor Search], accessed 16 May 2016</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:10, 19 October 2017

Eurostar International, Source: Eurostar International

Eurostar International is the operator of the Eurostar trainline between London, Paris and Brussels via the channel tunnel.

Founded in 1990, the company was 40 per cent owned by the UK government until it was sold off in May 2015 to the consortium of Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) and Hermes Infrastructure. [1]

Donations

  • Donated £7,508.50 on 8 April 2016 to Britain Stronger in Europe, the official pro-EU campaign group in Britain's EU membership referendum in June 2016. [2]

Notes

  1. Eurostar: Behind the Scenes, Eurostar, accessed 8 June 2016
  2. Electoral Commission, Donor Search, accessed 16 May 2016