Deal on Alpine transit reached

A deal was reached on Tuesday night between the European Parliament and Council on the ecopoint system – the transit system for lorries travelling through Austria.

The deal was vehemently contested by Austrian MEPs in the delegation, as well as by the Austrian government representatives, who argued that it would lead to unrestricted transit for lorries through Austria and would severely damage the Alpine environment.

The main points of the deal are a ban on the most polluting lorr...