The Member States’ ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) approved the agreement on the end of combustion engines in 2035 on Monday 27 March, after several weeks of negotiations following Germany’s reversal of its position on the subject (see EUROPE B13149A4). In the wake of this, the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU put the issue on the agenda of the Council of Energy Ministers of the Member States on Tuesday 28 March for final adoption.
The agreement, already approved by the...