Germany Gets its Way, EU Ministers Agree to Block Car Emissions Law

Germany has been fighting back against a new EU law that would limit carmakers’ average CO2 output to 95 g/km by 2020, as it claims to do so in an interest to protect its premium automakers, and keeping its automotive sector strong. The bill was welcomed by the continent’s green activists, but not so much by the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, who already voiced her disapproval for the adoption of the law, back in June. Read more »