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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12675

11 March 2021
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport
Nine Member States call on European Commission to set a deadline for sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans
Brussels, 10/03/2021 (Agence Europe)

Nine Member States (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands) sent a letter to the European Commission on Wednesday 10 March asking it to present a proposal for a phase-out date for the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans in the European Union.

Setting a deadline will, they said, give clear signals to car manufacturers, fleet owners and consumers to accelerate the transition from road transport to emission-free mobility.

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