Foreningen Öresundsborger har sendt sagen til EU’s Konkurrence myndigheder:

To EU Competition Office:

“Dear Sir/Madam
 
The Association of Öresund Citizens (native: Foreningen
ØresundsBorger, www.oresundsborger.com) hereby notify the EU
Competition Office about ongoing offence on consumers by Øresundsbro
Konsortiet which owns, operates, and administers the bridge across
Øresund between Denmark and Sweden.
 
Øresundsbro Konsortiet has been reported to Danish and Swedish
competition authorities. These authorities agree that Øresundsbro
Konsortiet acts under normal competition legislation, but refuse to
investigate the case any further. The Øresunds bridge has become the
most important barrier for integration in the Øresund region,
impacting the free movement on the job market and in cultural life
between Denmark and Sweden.
 
Please find enclosed original notification letter to Danish and
Swedish authorities and the corresponding answers (in native
language). All details and arguments are found in the original
notification letter.
 
Summary:
In one year prices have gone up more than 18% for an average commuter
living in one country and working in the other country. Meanwhile
Øresundsbro Konsortiet has produced record earnings and the pay-back
time for the bridge has been reduced considerably to around 30 years
(expected lifelength: 100 years).
 
Besides, connecting land-based roads and tracks to and from the
Øresund bridge will be paid for by the bridge commuters. However,
this infrastructure is being highly utilized by travellers to and
from
- Copenhagen Airport (Copenhagen)
- Sturup Airport (Sweden)
- Fields Shopping Mall (Copenhagen)
- Bella Conference Center (Copenhagen)
 
It cannot be fair that such heavy additional investments should be
paid for by bridge commuters.
 
This is why Foreningen ØresundsBorger now raises this issue to the EU
Competition Office. We expect you to consider the legal basis of the
responses from the Danish and Swedish competition authorities and we
encourage you to consider the following:
 
- Introduction of EU/national guidelines on passage prices on
Øresundsbron
- Introduction of operator competition on Øresundsbron where more
operators can create competition. The price an operator should pay to
Øresundsbro Konsortiet should be regulated by authorities so the
price reflects the actual costs for a passage plus a small margin.
 
Today we have a situation where Øresundsbro Konsortiet is completely
out of reach and can increase prices to their likings because
Øresundsbro Konsortiet owns and operates the bridge under a political
framework agreement that conflicts with competition legislation.

Kind Regards
Foreningen ØresundsBorger”