I’m not a fan - i totally understand why Venice is doing this, but this is a violation of my freedom of movement as a EU citizen. I’m allowed to visit every country in the EU without restrictions and I’m allowed to walk over every public space there if I want to. If Venice is allowed to do a 5€ entrance fee for their public spaces and the whole city, there is nothing preventing another rich people town from imposing a 5000€ entry fee or something like that and I really don’t like that.
Not everything is always a slippery slope argument…Also good luck enforcing this in any other city. This only works in venice because there are only a few ways to get in. To do that in lets say nice you would need to fortify the city…That will just not happen.
Going to the German island of Norderney also costs a fee. Not sure the ferry, but you also pay a certain amount of money per Day. It’s called Kurtaxe and it’s quite similar to the proposed fee
not the ideal place to bring up freedom of movement. Better to fight for it in other matters. For example border checks between Austria and Bavaria that have been going on for years now.
I’m not a fan - i totally understand why Venice is doing this, but this is a violation of my freedom of movement as a EU citizen. I’m allowed to visit every country in the EU without restrictions and I’m allowed to walk over every public space there if I want to. If Venice is allowed to do a 5€ entrance fee for their public spaces and the whole city, there is nothing preventing another rich people town from imposing a 5000€ entry fee or something like that and I really don’t like that.
Not everything is always a slippery slope argument…Also good luck enforcing this in any other city. This only works in venice because there are only a few ways to get in. To do that in lets say nice you would need to fortify the city…That will just not happen.
Going to the German island of Norderney also costs a fee. Not sure the ferry, but you also pay a certain amount of money per Day. It’s called Kurtaxe and it’s quite similar to the proposed fee
Kurtaxe is usually just charged per overnight stay in most places. Is that different in Norderney?
In a lot of places it already applies if you enter the beach, so this is not something new I reckon.
not the ideal place to bring up freedom of movement. Better to fight for it in other matters. For example border checks between Austria and Bavaria that have been going on for years now.
How is it breaking new legal ground, if toll roads already exist and are legal and overnight stay tax (aka tourist tax) is too?
Those are related to use of infrastructure/services.
So is this?