Getlink SE GET.PA

Operating the Channel Tunnel between the United Kingdom and France, Getlink is a French company that was founded in 1986. Getlink specialises in infrastructure, freight and transportation services. The company changed its name to Getlink in 2017, from its original name, Groupe Eurotunnel. Getlink was formed originally on the premise that a single company should oversee the construction and operation of the Channel Tunnel.

Getlink stock, symbol: GET.PA, is available on both the Euronext Paris and London. The company stock was also available for trade on the London Stock Exchange until 2012. GET.PA stock is also part of the CAC Mid 60 Component. This index combines the 60 largest French companies in terms of market capitalisation that are not listed on the CAC 40 or CAC Next 20.

The Channel has long been a staple of international relations in Europe; and symbolises cooperation between European countries. In this case, it represents a joint effort between France and England. But despite its cultural and political importance, perhaps the most notable event in Channel Tunnel history came in the form of joyriding. In 2009, Formula One driver John Surtees became the first person to drive a car through the tunnel. It was reported that he stopped several times to sign his name on the tunnel walls.

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