Overview

• Fegatramer lodged an action before the Supreme Court seeking to void the AP-9 concession extensions granted under Felipe González (10 years) and José María Aznar (25 years).
• The group also asks the court to declare null all tolls charged since 2013, estimating €1.923 billion collected and citing €576.4 million in net profit for Audasa.
• The case is led by law firm Gándara Moure, which helped frame the earlier complaint by consumer group En Colectivo that prompted the European Commission’s motivated opinion.
• The Spanish government has referred the extensions issue to the European Commission, a route local media report could stretch decisions for up to a decade after Brussels gave Spain two months in July to remedy the breach.
• In a parallel dispute, the Transport Ministry is defending the Huerna/Aucalsa prórroga despite the Commission’s view it violates EU rules, underscoring Madrid’s broader stance on concession extensions.