France and Germany agree to ease EU car emissions rules in new deal
France and Germany have backed looser EU emissions rules for carmakers and agreed to include Britain in a “made in Europe” scheme, in a provisional deal…
France 24 reports: France and Germany have backed looser EU emissions rules for carmakers and agreed to include Britain in a “made in Europe” scheme, in a provisional deal reached Thursday that could reshape the bloc’s automotive and climate policies.
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