"We consider the bans and blockades
applied in Austria unacceptable, first of all, because they
undermine one of the fundamental principles of the European
Union: the free movement of people and goods," the regional head
of haulers of Confartigianato Trasporti FVG, Stefano Adami, said
in a statement. He thus commented on the rules in place in
Austria that, until March 30, prevent the transit of foreign
trucks over 7.5 tons along the Tauern highway on Fridays between
1 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Saturdays between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Also in effect until March 9 is a ban on Saturday traffic
between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. on the A 12 Inntal Highway and A 13
Brenner Highway.
"The FVG Region president, Massimiliano Fedriga, did
something good when he mobilized the national government," Adami
continues, "because this situation not only penalizes the
trucking sector but heavily affects the entire FVG and Italian
export economy."
Adami points out that in addition to the blockade on the
Tauern highway, "there are, at the same time, other problems on
other Italian-Austrian crossings with consequent and heavy
inconvenience for all national freight traffic."
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