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Clean Air Directive: Rapporteur wants to tighten up the rules

The chief negotiator in Parliament for the Clean Air Directive, Javi López (S&D), wants to tighten the Commission's proposal. His draft report, which will be presented to the Environment Committee on March 22, proposes to bring the air quality limits in 2030 closer to the WHO recommendations than the Commission had proposed.

Von Markus Grabitz

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Trilogue agrees on end of combustion engine in 2035

At 8:45 p.m., the trilogue sealed the end of the combustion engine technology in the EU in 2035. Negotiators from the European Parliament and member states left no door open for the internal combustion engine to run on synthetic fuels after 2035.

Von Markus Grabitz

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Euro 7 delayed for another two weeks

The Commission postpones the presentation of the Euro 7 proposal by two weeks. This is clear from the amended program of future Commission meetings.

Von Newsdesk

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E-fuels: Is von der Leyen putting pressure on Timmermans?

Frans Timmermans is not a fan of synthetic fuels in private vehicles. The Commission Vice President wants to exclude e-fuels from the fleet rules for car manufacturers. However, the word from Berlin is that Ursula von der Leyen will push him to present the proposal on e-fuels the Environment Council has called for.

Von Markus Grabitz

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Patrick Plötz – leaving the combustion engine past behind

Patrick Plötz owns his own electric car as of this year. "We needed a new car and I said I didn't want anything with an exhaust in 2022," says the 41-year-old.

Von Redaktion

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Europe looks to Berlin for the phasing out of the internal combustion engine

On Tuesday, the EU Environment Council is to decide on the position of the 27 member states on fleet limits. The FDP ministers have just reignited the debate about phasing out internal combustion vehicles in 2035 in this country, even though it had actually ended long ago. This could have an impact on the voting behavior of other member states.

Von Lukas Scheid

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Combustion engine phase-out: no government position yet on EU plans

The German government has not yet determined its position on the vote on an EU ban on the internal combustion engine. "The federal government is currently in talks," government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said in Berlin on Wednesday.

Von Redaktion

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EU Parliament votes in favor of ban on combustion engine cars from 2035

The end of the combustion engine is drawing closer. A majority of the European Parliament backed the EU Commission's proposal. There is criticism from the EPP Group.

Von Stephan Israel

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Federal government supports phasing out of internal combustion engines in 2035

On behalf of the German government, Minister Steffi Lemke (Greens) has expressly supported the end of the combustion engine in cars and vans from 2035. "When it comes to climate protection in transport, the EU fleet limits have proven to be an effective instrument for reducing CO2 emissions," she said at the Environment Council in Brussels on Thursday.

Von Lukas Scheid

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Dispute over CO2 fleet limits: e-fuels until ban on combustion SUVs

The range of amendments in the EU Parliament on CO2 fleet limits for cars and small vans is huge. They range from a phase-out of internal combustion vehicles in 2030 and a ban on internal combustion SUVs from 2025 to a strategy for e-fuels.

Von Lukas Scheid

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Traffic light coalition: coal phase-out in 2030 and end for combustion engine in 2035

The planned traffic light coalition has agreed on key points in the climate chapter. According to information from negotiating circles on Tuesday, the coalition agreement will include a coal phase-out by 2030.

Von Redaktion