Italy cites Austria to ECJ on Brenner in first

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 16 - Italy on Monday cited Austria to the European Court of Justice over its restrictions on heavy goods traffic at the Brenner Pass in the first such move by one EU country against another.
    "It is a tough but obligatory choice in light of the waiting game being played by the European Commission and the impossibility of reaching a negotiated solution," said Transport Minister Matteo Salvini.
    "It will be up to the Court to clear up whether the Austrian bans on heavy goods traffic are legitimate or whether the principle of free circulation (of goods) should prevail.
    Hitherto an EU member had never reported another one to the ECJ for allegedly breaking Eu law. (ANSA).