Italy Initiates EU Proceedings Against Austria

TransportRoad ♦ Published: January 25, 2023; 23:12 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Italian Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini has taken legal action against Austria. He has initiated an infringement procedure because of the transit driving bans in Tyrol.

Italian Transport Minister Matteo Salvini today formally called for infringement proceedings to be initiated against Austria over the Tyrolean transit driving bans. "I have written to the EU Commissioner for Transport, Adina Valean, to initiate infringement proceedings against Austria," said Salvini. Tyrol's governor Anton Mattle told that they were "not impressed by attempts at…