Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001215/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Massimiliano Salini (PPE)
One of the few Italian concessions awarded following a public tender procedure, the BreBeMi Brescia-Milan motorway is a strategic project of major national interest.
In 2003, the concession agreement for the project was signed by ATI Brebemi S.p.A. and ANAS, which was replaced as the contracting authority by Concessioni Autostradali Lombarde S.p.A. in 2007.
In the documents pertaining to the tender (namely the 2001 invitation to tender and the draft agreement), it is clearly stated that the contract’s duration could be extended were the need to change the economic balance of the concession ever arise.
In the light of the above, could the Commission confirm that such an extension can indeed be used to change the economic balance of the concession in the updated business plan?
This interpretation is consistent with:
- 1.Directive 2014/23/EU, inasmuch as possible extensions of the duration of the concession were provided for in the tender documentation, had to be included in the tenders and were communicated to the bidders;
- 2.EU state aid regulations, seeing as the above extension does not confer any economic advantage on the concessionaire because it is meant to restore and maintain the economic balance of the contract.
Submitted: 21.3.2025