EU Driving Licence Directive: The EU is planning these strict driving licence rules

Medical fitness checks for seniors and staggered trial periods for beginners: The EU is planning tougher conditions for holding a driving license.

A MEP's ideas about driving licences show that the EU can also make proposals that apparently have no chance.

Federal Minister of Transport Volker Wissing has sharply rejected proposals from the European Parliament to drastically tighten EU driving license rules. “These proposals are outrageous,” the FDP politician told the “Augsburger Allgemeine” (Thursday edition).