Negotiations lasted late on Tuesday.
-It is good that we get an agreement in place that enables Sweden to keep 15 years as an age limit, and at the same time demands proper education with theory and driving tests to strengthen security, says Johan Danielsson at 01:30.
“Everyday question”
It is an important win, he points out.
– It is an everyday issue that is important to people. It is important for young people who need the opportunity to move, to have freedom to get to and from friends and football training.
Updated driver’s license rules
The decision on the age limit is included in a broader settlement on updated driver’s license rules in the EU that were reached after final negotiations in Brussels. Originally, both Parliament and the Council of Ministers were in raising the age limit for the A-tractors to 16 years-but that is not the case.
-An opportunity is created for Member States to lower the age to 15 years after approval from the European Commission. But that opportunity is in principle there for Sweden, for no other Member State has A-tractors to apply for a permit, says Johan Danielsson and adds::
– Now it is up to the government to ensure that the Commission approves this as soon as possible.
Definitive approvals of the settlement are expected to be made soon in votes throughout the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers.