France and Germany have agreed to push for a further weakening of the EU’s planned phaseout of new combustion engine cars, a deal that could break a

France and Germany have agreed to push for a further weakening of the EU’s planned phaseout of new combustion engine cars, a deal that could break a months-long deadlock among member states, business daily Handelsblatt and newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported.

  • Ostfriesentee@feddit.orgEnglish
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    2 days ago

    In exchange for French support on cars, Germany will back France’s demands for strict “Buy European” rules favouring EU-made products in public subsidies and tenders, Handelsblatt wrote, citing three unnamed sources.

    Delaying the phase out is probably not good. But realistically, it’s already happening even without a legal framework simply due to cost considerations. I reckon the trend will continue. “Buy European” rules that favor EU-made products in public subsidies and tenders on the other hand are probably good. Ideally, you wouldn’t need to trade in a phase out for “Buy European” rules, but I guess this is one way to gain support for it?