Battle to save united Europe looms, line drawn at Alps
Brenner Pass – Europe's main north-south artery – symbolises Europe's past, present
Austria built a steel canopy over the northbound lanes of the highway through the alpine Brenner Pass about a year ago, ready to re-impose border controls with Italy. The shelter has yet to be used, and Stefan Pan for one wants to keep it that way.
"The Brenner Pass is Europe's main north-south artery," said Pan, vice president of the main Italian business association, Confindustria. "Block the border, and it could cause a heart attack."
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