The EU ministers for competitiveness reached, on Monday 25 September, a qualified majority in favour of a common EU Council position on the EURO 7 regulation. It sets new standards for internal combustion vehicles, following on from ‘EURO 6’. Several delegations have complained that the position adopted by the EU Council ahead of the negotiations with the European Parliament does not go much further than the EURO 6 regulation.
The Member States were divided on the level of ambition...