Εισαγωγικό κείμενο
- 27 Apr 2023
- international
Germany has formed an alliance with Italy and some eastern European countries against the planned phase-out of internal combustion engines in cars in the European Union from 2035, as it prepares to launch a counter-proposal.
The transport ministers of Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia met on Monday to discuss proposed changes to the EU plans.
The European legislation under preparation "needs changes urgently", said German Transport Minister Volker Vissig.
According to Mr. Vissig, there is skepticism in the newly formed alliance about phasing out vehicles with internal combustion engines. The German minister added that it is going to be proposed to create a separate category of vehicles that can burn climate-neutral synthetic fuels after 2035.
"Banning the internal combustion engine, when it can operate in a climate-neutral way, seems to us the wrong approach," he insisted.
