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BERLIN, 20 March (Reuters) – The German Ministry of Transport and Europe Negotiations between the Commission on a planned phase-out of new combustion engines from 2035 are progressing, the ministry said on Monday, but added that it could not say when an agreement would be reached.

After months of negotiations the European parliamentCommission and Europe EU member states last year agreed to a law requiring new cars sold in the EU to have zero CO2 emissions from 2035. History.

But Germany this month last minute announced his opposition. It wants new cars with internal combustion engines to be allowed to be sold after that date if they run on e-fuel.

“There are positive trends that are a good basis for future negotiations,” the spokesman of the ministry said at a press conference.

Liberal Free The ministry, led by the Democratic Party (FDP), told the Commission last week to introduce a separate vehicle category for e-fuel vehicles only. offer did, the Ministry of the EU execution seen by Reuters in a letter to the authorities.

Commission, as well car that manufacturers be allowed to count such vehicles against CO2 targets offer refused to comment on the letter.

Frans Timmermans, head of EU climate policy, said at a press conference on Thursday that with EU countries the European parliament Once a legal agreement has been reached, it is important that both parties respect it.

“At the same time, we need to make sure that the interpretation of the agreement that people give is something that we can agree on. And this is an ongoing conversation with the German authorities,” Timmermans said.

the European parliament Such changes are legally problematic as they confirm rules agreed between the bloc’s member states and the Commission, meaning any change can be complex and time-consuming.

An EU official said that member states were told at a meeting in November that the Commission would make a proposal to register e-fuel vehicles after 2035, but only after the CO2 law for cars was finally passed.

Reporting by Riham Alkousaa, Markus Wacket in Berlin, Kate Abnett in Brussels; Edited by Barbara Lewis and Paul Simao

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2023-03-21 03:09:51
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