{"id":387469,"date":"2024-09-05T15:03:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T13:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2024\/09\/05\/balneari-italia-ue-chiudere-procedura\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T18:20:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T16:20:29","slug":"beach-concessions-italy-reassesses-aim-as-eu-hopes-to-end-infringement-procedure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2024\/09\/05\/beach-concessions-italy-reassesses-aim-as-eu-hopes-to-end-infringement-procedure\/","title":{"rendered":"Beach concessions, Italy reassesses aim as EU hopes to end infringement procedure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brussels &#8211; <strong>Beach concessions<\/strong>, for Italy and the European Union, the end of the tug-of-war over the shoreline use regime is approaching. The Meloni government is launching a decree that puts\u00a0<strong>an end to automatic renewal in\u00a02027<\/strong>, requiring concessionaires to issue new tenders by June of that year. &#8220;An important <strong>step in the right direction<\/strong>&#8221; of true and free competition respecting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=CELEX:32006L0123\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the domestic market services directive<\/a>, comments the community executive through spokeswoman <strong>Johanna Bersnel<\/strong>. With this national arrangement, &#8220;we hope to be able to close the infringement procedure&#8221; against Italy, she\u00a0acknowledges, although\u00a0explaining that it will not be automatic. &#8220;The measures will have to be translated into practice&#8221; before closing the <strong>litigation that has been dragging on since 2016<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Court of Justice of the EU has condemned Italy for the manner contrary to European rules in which coastal state assets are conceded\u00a0to private management, first <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=CELEX:62014CJ0458\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in\u00a02016<\/a>, then in 2023. Italy had decided to automatically extend beach concessions until 2033\u00a0without the calls for tenders required by EU regulations and the Commission. The Meloni government&#8217;s proposal operates as a compromise solution, which in Brussels &#8220;we welcome,&#8221; Bersnel admitted, adding that &#8220;a common understanding has been found with the Italian authorities&#8221; on the issue. We are nearing the word &#8220;end&#8221; to a years-long affair, provided Italy keeps its word.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>The infringement procedure will remain open until Italy is fully aligned<\/strong> with European regulations,&#8221; the EU executive&#8217;s spokeswoman further punctuates. Italy thus remains under the EU&#8217;s magnifying glass. Once again, government moves will be awaited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decision to end automatic renewals in 2027 welcomed. 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