Postponement of the Euro 5 diesel ban to 2027
Date of the event:
On 12 November 2026 the Chamber of Deputies approved a bill postponing by one year the traffic ban on Euro 5 diesel vehicles in the regions of the Po Valley basin (Bacino Padano). The new deadline is set at 1 October 2027, while the previous limit was 1 October 2026. The measure concerns Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna and now goes to the Senate for final approval.[1][2]
The size of the vehicle fleet
According to data from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport cited during the debate, about 3.5 million cars and 600,000 diesel Euro 5 commercial vehicles are on the road in Italy. In the Po Valley basin alone there are more than 1.2 million cars and 200,000 commercial vehicles, most of them registered between 2011 and 2015.[1][2]
Reactions
Monica Ciaburro, a Fratelli d'Italia member of parliament, described the measure as "of great social importance", stressing that for many families a car "is not a luxury, but an indispensable tool for working and getting through everyday life" and that people who bought a vehicle making financial sacrifices cannot be expected to replace it at very short notice.[1][2]
Ciaburro specified that her party's position is not against protecting the environment, but against an ecological transition that "shifts the costs onto families and puts businesses and jobs at risk".[1][2]
Sources
- Diesel Euro 5: slitta di un anno il blocco della circolazione per il Piemonte — Cuneo24, 12 November 2026
- Ciaburro (FdI), bene rinvio blocco diesel Euro 5 per il Piemonte — ANSA Piemonte, 12 November 2026