Austria's transit measures: Salvini announces a lawsuit at the ECJ!

Austria's transit measures: Salvini announces a lawsuit at the ECJ!

In the Brenner Transit Common between Italy and Austria, the air is getting thinner. The Italian Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini, also Vice Prime Minister of the Government, criticized the Austrian measures against transit traffic as "arrogant" and described the FPÖ's exclusion from the new government in Vienna as "error". He emphasized that Austria with its "emergency measures" disregarded free goods traffic in Europe, which he sees as an unloyal competition for Italian and German companies. This was reported in detail by oe24.at

Salvini announced a lawsuit against Austria because the numerous traffic jams and block handling at the Tyrolean border cause considerable economic damage. As part of a press conference on the Brenner Grenztunnel, he asked the EU Commission to take action when checking the Austrian measures. If there is no statement within three months, Italy wants to call the European Court of Justice (ECJ). "Now the right speaks," he announced, while he was called for broad support from other EU transport minister. As Kurier.at , Salvini expects the ECJ to deal with the case early in 2024.

sharper measures in sight

Salvini also said that Italy is considering introducing increased trucks of trucks with Austrian license plates that drive to Italy. However, this could also violate EU law. While Tyrol wants to keep his measures that are primarily intended to protect the environment, Salvini warns that the block handling is harmful to the economy. "These illegal, abusive, arrogant block handling of the environment and damage to the economy," he clarified. His main focus is now on gaining the support of the EU for its position and regulating burner traffic sustainably.