Netherlands on the defensive against Flemish road pricing

Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen (VVD) informed her Flemish colleague Ben Weyts late last week that she will pull out all the stops to counter the current plans for road pricing. She wants a meeting with her Flemish colleague, because she believes the charge will not only hamper transport, but is also unfair. “It is yet another barrier, while in Europe we are talking about the free movement of people and goods,” she told the media.