The Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and representatives of the European Parliament met for the first time on Wednesday 11 July in the presence of Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc in trialogue interinstitutional talks on the draft directive on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems (‘télépéage’), displaying a desire it reach agreement by the end of the year.
This desire, over and above any practical considerations, aims above all to send a...