On Saturday, May 30, the Brenner corridor will be blocked for a demonstration approved by Tyrolean authorities. From 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., the route linking Italy and Austria will be closed in both directions between Schönberg and the border. On a normal spring Saturday, over 32,000 vehicles pass through this area, including 7,000 industrial vehicles. This isn't an isolated incident. For years, the Province of Tyrol has implemented truck restrictions, quotas, and restrictions on the Austrian section of the Brenner Pass, justified by environmental and health concerns that are far from unfounded: in 2025, an estimated 2.4 million trucks traversed this corridor, which is situated between Alpine valleys and is one of the most congested in Europe. Noise and air pollution affecting towns in the Inn Valley are real and well documented. On the other side, there is an equally justifiable interest: the Brenner Pass is the primary economic route between Italy and Germany, and closing it would strike at the heart of the European single market. The Italian government has filed an appeal with the Court of Justice of the European Union, claiming that the Tyrolean limits breach Articles 34 and 35 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. How can this be resolved? The structural solution has a specific name: the Brenner Base Tunnel, a 55-kilometer underground railway connecting Innsbruck and Fortezza that is intended to shift a large percentage of freight traffic from road to rail. However, timetables are lengthening—full operation is now scheduled in 2032—and tensions continue to spill over onto current routes. The real solution can neither be shutting down the Brenner corridor nor ignoring the people who live there. We require a European agreement that expedites the transfer of freight to rail and establishes common, shared regulations.