Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000355/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez (Renew)
A number of municipalities and coastal areas have established low-emission zones (LEZs) by means of local, community and regional legislation, however, mandatory use of vignettes identifying the type of vehicle being driven – and thus its emissions – differs from one Member State to another.
In the EU, where free movement is a cornerstone that must be upheld, the obligation to use different vignettes issued by different Member State administrations is detrimental in areas where cross-border economic activities play a vital role. Opaque administrative and bureaucratic red tape leads to disillusion with the EU.
Taking into account that it is often municipalities and community associations that decide LEZ categorisations and that the absence of harmonised environmental vignettes restricts the movement of vehicles:
- 1.Is the Commission considering working on a single, harmonised European vignette for the categorisation of vehicles in the Member States?
- 2.If so, what steps would have to be taken?
Submitted: 27.1.2025