Following Italy’s decision to take legal action against Austria at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over Tyrol’s anti-transit measures, Governor Anton Mattle (ÖVP) is launching a diplomatic offensive in Rome early next week. However, there will be no meeting with Transport Minister Matteo Salvini (Lega).
Mattle would encounter “constructive forces in transit” and create understanding for the Tyrolean position, the APA was told in advance. However, there will be no talks with Transport Minister Salvini, who has mobilized en masse against Austrian and Tyrolean transit policies in recent months and has pushed forward the lawsuit.
Salvini is apparently afraid of exchanges
Appointment requests in this regard have “flowed out”. Although Salvini appears at the Brenner Pass with cargo ships, he is apparently afraid of interaction with the Tyrolean people and with himself, Mattle expressed clear criticism.
Meeting with State Secretary?
Nevertheless, the head of the country announced that he would meet “possible supporters, opinion leaders and politicians interested in a common solution to the transit problem.” In any case, a meeting will likely take place with Secretary of State Alfredo Mantovano, a close colleague of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. However, the meeting was not yet completely certain; Mattle’s office would not confirm the meeting with Mantovano for now.
Tyrol is not shaking off the emergency measures
In any case, the governor made it clear that he would be in the “Eternal City” to “talk about the excessive burden on Tyroleans and to demand solutions.” At the same time, he emphasized that he wanted to promote the “slot system” with bookable truck rides, agreed with Bavaria and South Tyrol, and to counter the southern neighbors’ attempt to “isolate Austria and Tyrol and portray them as destructive”. Brussels.
In any case, the Tyrolean “emergency measures” will continue to be observed, it was said again.
The governor’s actual reason for the trip to Rome is the traditional reception in the run-up to the Austrian National Day, which is held by the local embassy in the Italian capital. In this context, the country invites people to a “large-scale networking meeting”. Mattle will welcome both Austrians and Italian leaders to Rome and also wants to “engage in critical discussions.”
Source: Krone
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