A draft decision to raise diesel car emission limits for nitrogen oxides (NOx) by up to 110%, along with the introduction of the long-awaited Real Driving Emissions (RDE) test procedure, is neither explained nor justified, and would undermine the enforcement of existing EU standards, said...
Last weekend, world leaders reached a landmark agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to tackle climate change. 195 countries signed the legally binding agreement, while the driving force behind the deal was the so-called “High Ambition Coalition”, comprised of the EU and...
On 10 December, Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, delivered a closing speech at the Seminar on Autonomous Driving held by the Forum for Mobility and Society. CommissionerBieńkowska said: "Since the Volkswagen fraud case emerged all eyes are on the automotive...
The European Data Protection Supervisor has set up an Ethics Advisory Group on the ethical dimensions of data protection by his decision of 3 December 2015. The overall objective of the Advisory Group is to explore the relationships between human rights, technology, markets and business models...
On the occasion of Transport Action Day on December 3, Ségolène Royal, Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, and Head of the French delegation has launched four initiatives for an acceleration of climate actions in the field of transport. 1) Launch of a call for...
Vehicles sold in the European Union in 2014 were, on average, 2.5% more efficient than those sold the previous year, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). The report, which updates the preliminary data published earlier this year, tracks progress towards...
In the framework of the COP21 taking place in Paris, two new initiatives were launched to promote research, development and innovation in the field of energy. A group of 20 countries will launch the "Mission Innovation" initiative. Its aim is to double current spending for...
On the 14th of November, Members of the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement with the European Council regarding the EU budget for 2016. The preliminary figures are €155 billion in commitment appropriations and €143,8 billion in payment appropriations. Gérard Deprez, a liberal Belgian MEP, stressed that...
On the 15th of November, Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc reitareted EU's commitment to road safety. "Today is the Remembrance Day for all road victim from all over the world. There are too many road casualties. Just recently over 40 people lost their lives in France....
Today Member States meeting in the Technical Committee of Motor Vehicles have voted by a large majority on the second package of implementing measures to introduce real driving emissions tests for air pollutant emissions by diesel cars. The problem right now, as the Commission has pointed...