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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13827
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport/industry

Cars—according to T&E, relaxing 2030 CO2 emissions target could slow adoption of electric vehicles in EU

“If the 2030 [CO2 emissions] target is weakened, carmakers are expected to prioritise margins, delaying BEV price parity after 2030,” warned Transport & Environment (T&E) in the report that the think tank published on Thursday, 12 March.

“Weakening the 2030 target now sends the signal to hold back affordable models, and failure in 2030 becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy,” emphasised Lucien Mathieu, the director of T&E’s cars department.

According to [the think tank’s]...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET: 28th company regime - European Commission should opt for regulation requiring qualified majority
CLIMATE: Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Netherlands reject any major changes to ETS
ENERGY: European Commission officially proposes to Ukraine to conduct a technical mission to inspect Druzhba oil pipeline
FISHERIES: EU Council’s negotiating position on new framework for statistics
FISHERIES: European fisheries ministers to hold debate on 30 March on energy transition in sector
AGRICULTURE: rice production in Europe facing serious crisis, warn producers and players in sector
HOME AFFAIRS: EU and Armenia strengthen their cooperation during a dialogue on visa liberalisation, two months before their first bilateral summit
DIGITAL: MEPs finalise their negotiations on report revising AI Act
DIGITAL: Europe’s digital industry calls for greater flexibility in revision of AI Act
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: cars—according to T&E, relaxing 2030 CO2 emissions target could slow adoption of electric vehicles in EU
MIGRATION: Socialists and Democrats firmly deny having neglected negotiations on recasting of ‘Returns’ regulation in parliamentary committee
RESEARCH: EU concludes negotiations with Algeria on ‘PRIMA’ agreement for 2025-2027
COMPETITIVENESS: on 26 March, EU27 will be invited to vote on whether EU should participate in US ‘Pax Silica’ semiconductor project
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HEALTH: European Commission announces ban on nitrous oxide cylinders in EU from 1 February 2027
HEALTH: European Parliament stresses various aspects of fighting obesity in EU
TRANSPORT: Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas announces railway safety proposals in second half of 2026 to European Parliament
TRANSPORT: European Parliament adopts targeted changes to CO2 emission standards for new heavy commercial vehicles
UKRAINE: European Parliament calls for sanctions against those responsible for Russia’s forced recruitment of foreign nationals
GEORGIA: MEPs call for release of Elene Khoshtaria
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Parliament calls for European action plan to combat pay and pensions gap between women and men in EU
TOURISM/CONSUMERS: European Parliament approves agreement with EU Council on revision of Package Travel Directive
NIGER: European Parliament calls for release of President Bazoum
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST
MARITIME SECURITY: attacks on ships in Middle East - “safety of crews must remain absolute priority”, says World Shipping Council
CIVIL PROTECTION: two new emergency repatriation flights have landed in Poland, with more than 8,000 Europeans already evacuated from Middle East
UN: EU welcomes adoption of a Security Council resolution calling for respect for territorial integrity of Gulf States and Jordan
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: overcapacity in manufacturing sector - EU takes note of Washington’s new investigation, but believes it is not part of problem
SENEGAL: EU “takes note” of adoption of a law increasing penalties for homosexual relations
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/DEFENCE: European ‘SAFE’ instrument to support EU countries’ military spending is struggling to produce concrete results
FINANCE: “it is now or never for our continent” - 120 investors urge European leaders to boost EU competitiveness
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
RUSSIA: freezing of funds as part of restrictive measures absolutely prevents holder of share certificate from exercising rights
BELARUS: assets of a company not sanctioned by EU can be frozen if that company is controlled by a sanctioned person, rules Court of Justice
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU country must allow citizen who has exercised right to free movement to change gender-related data, according to Court of Justice
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: subscribers to be able to terminate internet access contract without further costs if modification to contract linked to decision by Court of Justice
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: in absence of consensus, inter-institutional negotiations on extending ePrivacy Directive derogation will resume on 16 March
STATE AID: European Commission approves €440 million in Spanish state aid to support renewable hydrogen production
DEMOCRACY: 85 new centres have joined ‘Europe Direct’ network for period 2026-2030
MERCOSUR: European Commission launches technical preparations to implement provisional application of trade agreement
DRC: EU condemns drone attack that killed French aid worker and two others in DRC
TRANSPORT: European Commission publishes call for candidates for EASA Board of Appeal
Op-Ed
Op-ed: The European Union Customs Union in Lille: A Political Choice for a Stronger Europe