Euro 5 diesel cars, stop from October. The League submits amendment to postpone it
A ban on Euro 5 diesel cars is planned for four Italian regions from 1 October, with the aim of reducing air pollution in the Po Valley and the busiest metropolitan areas
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From next 1 October, Euro 5 diesel cars will no longer be allowed to circulate freely in Lombardy, Piedmont, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna, in municipalities with a population of over 30,000 inhabitants. At least on weekdays from 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and until April 2026. The measure requires the regions of the Po Valley basin to adopt stringent measures to combat air pollution, also in response to the European infringement procedures opened against Italy. In the meantime, the regions are trying to put in place manoeuvres to allow Euro 5 diesel cars to circulate, compensating with measures aimed at emissions from industry, agriculture and public transport.
Cars too old in circulation
.According to recent ACI data analysed by the AutoScout24 study centre on the fleet of vehicles circulating on Italian roads, there are 1.25 million vehicles with an emission class of Euro 4 or lower, or 37.9 per cent of the total. Of these, more than 223,000 are Euro 0 and 1, the categories with the highest emissions. Moreover, 35.9 per cent of the cars are over 15 years old. There are currently 236,000 Euro 5 vehicles circulating in Piedmont (8 per cent of the regional car fleet and the cities most affected will be Turin, Alessandria, Novara, Asti, Cuneo and Biella), in Veneto more than 340,000, in Lombardy - where the measure will affect cities such as Milan, Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona or Monza - there are 484,000 and in Emilia-Romagna about 270,000.
Proposed amendment to stop stop
The measure could be blocked at the parliamentary level, with the House having the opportunity to make changes to the Infrastructure Decree, currently under discussion, with the inclusion of an amendment as part of the procedure for conversion into law. "We are working to annul the ban on cars with Euro 5 diesel engines. It is one of the follies of the von der Leyen Commission, which approved that economic-industrial hogwash called the Green Deal," said Matteo Salvini, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport. "Citizens next year will no longer be able to use millions of vehicles, these are the real problems. The consumer does not want electrics at the moment, the market must decide'. The decree approved by the executive on 19 May 2025 must wait 60 days for conversion, so only by 19 July will owners of Euro 5 diesel cars know their fate.
