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Den nach Tirol einreisenden Lkw-Transitverkehr könnte bald schon mehr Blockabfertigungen an der Grenze erwarten, als ihm lieb ist.
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By Manfred Mitterwachauer
Innsbruck, Brussels – Yesterday, for a short time, EU transport ministers felt the same way Tyrol had for years on the transit issue: they were not heard in Brussels. Due to a sound problem, the video conference had to be interrupted in the morning and initially postponed at noon, but eventually postponed entirely. The problems could not be solved, a new date will follow.
However, from a Tyrolean point of view, it didn’t matter. In any event, the transport ministers would not have dealt with the reform of the European directive on road costs yesterday. As reported, German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer (CSU) – Germany will hold the Council Presidency until the end of the year – removed this item from the agenda at short notice. So, Tirol at best can keep dreaming of a higher truck toll. And therefore also of a truth of costs between rail and road. The declared government objective of not only the green-black in the country, but also the green-turquoise coalition in the federal government is drifting far away.
As expected, the outrage over Scheuer’s (non) action in Tyrol was great yesterday. At least with everyone who commented on it publicly. LH Günther Platter (VP), the FPÖ and the transit forum were not among them. The LHStv responsible for the traffic. Ingrid Felipe (Greens) lamented the obviously “manageable interest in joint measures” on the part of Germany and the EU. At the same time, it is combative and has a clear message prepared for those involved: “We will not be deterred from our path. If we cannot trust European measures, then we have to help ourselves with the bans and the authorization of blockades. That means: more dosing days for trucks when entering Germany. After all, it’s about protecting the population and the environment, says Felipe.
While Scheuer is “torpedoing” the EU Green Deal for Vice President Florian Riedl’s traffic spokesman, his red counterpart Philip Wohlgemuth calls on Tirol and Austria to finally take a “harder step” on the traffic issue: “We have to exhaust all legal possibilities “. Tirol could do it. No longer “look at how people get overwhelmed by the rush of traffic every day.” Riedl considers Scheuer’s approach to be “completely unacceptable”: German relocation promises are “smoke and mirrors”.
NEOS-LA Andreas Leitgeb is outraged that, after the access routes for the Brenner base tunnel, Germany is also putting on the brakes on the route’s cost guideline: “Platter has to act quickly.” List-Fritz club president Andrea Haselwanter-Schneider similarly argues: “Platter, Felipe and Transport Minister Gewessler should roll up their sleeves.”
