During a discussion with a number of participants at the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands on Tuesday 3 March, a representative of the European Commission stressed that there needs to be compliance with European Union treaties, including the rules on the internal market, with regard to the decision made by several Member States to phase out combustion engines within the next 20 years.
The issue was raised by Bas Eickout (Greens-EFA, Netherlands) during the debate attended by...