The EU and Germany agree to a way out after the German veto to ban combustion engines

The European Union (EU) and Germany have reached an agreement regarding combustion engines to lift the German veto on their ban in 2035.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
25 March 2023 Saturday 03:24
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The EU and Germany agree to a way out after the German veto to ban combustion engines

The European Union (EU) and Germany have reached an agreement regarding combustion engines to lift the German veto on their ban in 2035. This was announced through his Twitter profile Frans Timmermans, Vice President of the European Commission and responsible for the Green Pact.

"We have reached an agreement with Germany on the future use of synthetic fuels in cars," said Timmermans. "We will work now to get CO2 standards for cars adopted as soon as possible," he added.

Berlin maintained its blockade on the ratification of the agreement to retire combustion-engine cars in 2035, a key piece of the European Union's plan to meet emission reduction commitments.

The approval was in the air before the opposition, expressed at the last minute, after closing the agreement between the Council and the European Parliament, due to the discrepancies in the government coalition of Germany, where the liberal party supports the demands of part of the German automobile industry who claim to be able to continue selling cars with combustion engines that run on synthetic fuels.

Without the vote of Germany, there is not enough support to approve the norm, which Italy has also rejected since Giorgia Meloni came to power, as well as Poland and Hungary, among others.