On Wednesday 18 October, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) voted through an opinion on the review of the Eurovignette directive (1999/62/EC) backing the text proposed by the European Commission on 30 May (see EUROPE 11799).
The text defended by Alberto Mazzola (Italy) was broadly backed by the members of the EESC who voted 119 to 2 in favour with 6 abstentions. The European Commission’s proposal puts an end to the vignette system setting prices for the use of road...