New rules “sends a clear signal of relief for consumers”
By Martin Banks MEPs say that EU citizens should have more ways to get a car checked, but frequency of mandatory tests should not change.
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GREEKS ABROAD
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AUTO MOTO 
December 16, 2025 CO₂ Standards for Cars: Last Chance to Get the Fundamentals Right
By Martin Banks In the days ahead, the Commission will present the revision of the CO₂ standards, the most consequential part of the Automotive Package. It will determine whether Europe keeps a competitive automotive industry and affordable mobility, or whether we continue down a path driven by targets that may look good on paper but […]
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EUROPE
July 16, 2023 EU seeks to boost recyclability of cars at the end of the road
The European Commission wants to make vehicles easier to recycle, proposing new design rules to make it simpler to recover valuable materials, and pushing for greater use of recycled content in the production of new cars.
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AUTO MOTO
July 14, 2023 EU seeks to boost recyclability of cars at the end of the road
The European Commission wants to make vehicles easier to recycle, proposing new design rules to make it simpler to recover valuable materials, and pushing for greater use of recycled content in the production of new cars.
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ECONOMY
October 20, 2021 More taxes needed on cars and gas bills to reach net zero, warns Treasury
New taxes will be needed to make Britain “net zero” in carbon emissions by 2050, the Treasury warned on Tuesday as it opened the door to extra levies on motorists and gas bills.
