• Nerd02@lemmy.basedcount.com
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    1 year ago

    I get your point, but this is not about your rights as an EU citizen. I am an Italian citizen and I also have to pay, we are getting the same treatment.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, it’s indeed more comparable to the issues with fees to access beaches that already exist in many places. But of course that is an issue because it limits access to public spaces to people who can afford the fee.

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        1 year ago

        True to an extent, although that is a bit of a can of worms on its own. I don’t know if there are any EU laws on the matter, but for what concerns Italian law they can’t charge you just for accessing the beach.

        Meaning, you have the right to pass through it (as it’s public soil) as well as accessing the sea (cause again, it’s public). If you use the beach for anything other than walking through it (including sitting, lying down and such) I think the licensee is allowed to charge you. I say it’s a can of worms because in practice some places will forbid you access or make it functionally impossible with barriers and such. And usually people can’t be bothered to call the cops and fill out papers, so they just go around them.