On Friday 9 January, the European Commission presented to the EU Member States’ representatives (Coreper) the package of measures aimed at granting flexibilities to the automotive sector. They welcomed it, but expressed a number of reservations.
Published in mid-December (see EUROPE B13774A13), this package was received as “a Christmas present”, according to a European source contacted by Agence Europe. According to this source, there was no exchange of views as such, but Coreper...