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Merkel puts brake on strikter EU car CO2 emission standards
German chancellor Angela Merkel with President of the EU commission Jean-Claude Juncker (L) and the president of the EU council Donald Tusk (R). Germany wants the EU to ease down in its ambition for strict CO2 emission standards /dpa
Last few weeks, German chancellor Angela Merkel’s entourage is lobbying heavily in Brussels to put the brake on the EU Commission proposal for new CO2 emission standards until 2030 it is to present on Wednesday. These would imply a general CO2 decrease of 25 to 35% for cars and vans, eventually with an interim deadline
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