The European Commission (EC) announced this Saturday, Deal to lift Germany’s last-minute veto according to already negotiated and accepted legislation From 2035, they can only be sold in: European Union Cars that do not emit CO2.
“We have reached an agreement with Germany on the future use of electric fuels in cars,” Frans Timmermans, EC’s vice-president for the European Green Pact, said on Twitter.
The Dutch politician added that the Community Executive will now work “for the adoption of the law”. regulation of CO2 standards for cars as soon as possible“and that the Commission will “immediately take the necessary legal steps to implement ground 11”.
Last Friday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had already insisted on Berlin and Brussels. they could come to an agreement For the country to lift the veto. “I know that journalism is also part of the entertainment industry, and it sounds silly for us to agree, but it will happen,” the German President jokingly said at a press conference after the European summit in Brussels. The star measure of the European Union’s climate policy.