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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9610

27 February 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competitiveness
Council wants Co2 emission reduction objectives for new cars but divisions persist on how - seven delegations support Germany

Brussels, 26/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - Meeting on 25 February in Brussels, the Competitiveness Council took note of progress on the December 2007 draft directive on keeping car manufacturers' average CO2 emissions from their new cars and vans (EUROPE 9569) to 130g/km by 2012. Employment and industry ministers are concerned by the impact of these measures on European competitiveness and used this meeting for a brief exchange of views, a few days before the Environment Council on 3 March and...

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