ITALY ECJ CASE GROUNDHANDLING
May 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL THE ITALIAN government is being threatened with massive daily recurring fines by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) if it continues to flout a ruling that it comply with the 1996 groundhandling directive. Judges say Italy breaks this law by insisting groundhandlers poaching contracts from incumbents must take on the outgoing service provider's staff. A 2004 judgement said this "discourages (competitors) from entering the market", limiting resulting "reduced prices and improved quality of service". The European Commission has sent Italy a final ...
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