On Wednesday 7 November, the national ambassadors of the 28 EU member states (Coreper) entrusted the presidency of the Council with a mandate for the second institutional negotiating meeting on the proposal for a regulation establishing performance standards for the European fleet of new cars and vans, with a view to reducing CO2 emissions after 2021.
The proposal, presented last November, aims to encourage clean mobility, innovation and climate protection (see EUROPE 12114, 12109).
It was...