Tyrol’s transport policy in terms of transit continues to cause a stir – especially in its southern neighbour. Italian Transport Minister Matteo Salvini discussed the subject of the Tyrolean driving bans on Monday with his German counterpart Volker Wissing on the sidelines of the EU Council of Ministers in Brussels. These measures are “anti-European”.
Salvini deplored the “inexplicable restrictions” in Tyrol and pointed out that Italian companies should no longer be disadvantaged, according to a press statement from Italy’s transport minister on Monday.
Italy is doing its part
The transit problem must be addressed and solved “in the interests of full connectivity in Europe,” Salvini said. Europe must honor its commitments to Italy on the free movement of goods. Italy is doing its part by continuing work on the Brenner Base Tunnel.
“It Can’t Go On Like This”
At a press conference after the EU Council of Transport Ministers, Salvini complained about “a problem at the border with Austria”. “The restriction on the movement of goods and vehicles at the border between Italy and Austria is anti-European and anti-economic. It can’t go on like this for long,” Salvini told reporters in Brussels.
Italy invests in infrastructure
Salvini also stressed that the current government under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is trying to establish a stable connection between Sicily and Calabria to complete the Scandinavian-Mediterranean corridor. Italy is therefore pressing for funding for the construction of a suspension bridge across the Strait of Messina, which should connect Sicily to the Italian mainland.
He had a conversation about this with EU transport commissioner Adina Valean. “We Italians invest in the planning of these infrastructure projects,” explains Salvini.
Source: Krone
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