
Historical Reversal in Brussels: Combustion Cars Survive Climate Veto
Pressured by industry and market realities, the EU abandons the dogma of the all-electric car and opts for flexibility.

Pressured by industry and market realities, the EU abandons the dogma of the all-electric car and opts for flexibility.

In a direct challenge to Brussels’ green agenda, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany will urge the EU to scrap its 2035 fossil-fuel phase-out.

The results underscore rising citizen concern over Germany’s stance before the UN Climate Conference in Brazil.

The crisis facing German automakers: declining sales, rising competition from Chinese-made EVs, and uncertainty over EU combustion-engine ban in 2035.

Dependency on Asia for batteries, high manufacturing costs, and U.S. tariffs are contributing to the automotive industry’s difficulties.

While the German car industry suffers, Hungary may be able to reap the benefits of the age of e-mobility.

Even pro-Brussels figures are concerned by the increasing speed of the EU’s damaging net zero drive.

“This three-year moratorium will do absolutely nothing, apart from highlighting the failure of industrial policies based on the idea of de-growth,” Patriots chairman Jordan Bardella said.
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