Ministers Fail to Reach Agreement on Karavanke Stand-Off

Ljubljana, 11 August - Transport Minister Patrick Vlacic and his Austrian counterpart Doris Bures failed to reach an agreement on traffic regime at the border tunnel of Karavanke on Thursday after Austria unilaterally-expanded traffic restrictions for heavy lorries in the tunnel, which angered Slovenian hauliers.

Ljubljana
Transport Minister Patrick Vlacic (right) and his Austrian counterpart Doris Bures announcing to the press that they failed to reach an agreement on traffic regime at the border tunnel of Karavanke.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Transport Minister Patrick Vlacic (right) and his Austrian counterpart Doris Bures announcing to the press that they failed to reach an agreement on traffic regime at the border tunnel of Karavanke.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Transport Minister Patrick Vlacic and his Austrian counterpart Doris Bures (pictured) announcing to the press that they failed to reach an agreement on traffic regime at the border tunnel of Karavanke.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Transport Minister Patrick Vlacic (pictured) and his Austrian counterpart Doris Bures announcing to the press that they failed to reach an agreement on traffic regime at the border tunnel of Karavanke.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Transport Minister Patrick Vlacic (right) and his Austrian counterpart Doris Bures announcing to the press that they failed to reach an agreement on traffic regime at the border tunnel of Karavanke.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Transport Minister Patrick Vlacic (right) and his Austrian counterpart Doris Bures announcing to the press that they failed to reach an agreement on traffic regime at the border tunnel of Karavanke.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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