Overview

• Spain’s two-month window to address the Commission’s findings expires Wednesday, and if unresolved the case can be referred to the EU Court of Justice.
• The government’s delegate in Galicia said the highway is “on the road to gratuity,” citing existing discounts of up to 75% and 100% on return trips within 24 hours.
• Galician president Alfonso Rueda urged an immediate public rescue of the concession, with the Xunta’s latest estimate putting the cost at €2.356 billion.
• Vigo mayor Abel Caballero pressed for full toll removal across the route and, if phased, called for prioritizing the Vigo–Pontevedra stretch.
• Consumer group En-Colectivo expects the dispute to end up in court, and the Supreme Court is set to deliberate separately on alleged toll abuses during the Rande bridge works.