Trade negotiations with US can start under certain conditions: Talks could help ease current tensions caused by US tariffs MEPs want car tariffs in, and agriculture out, of negotiations Any agreement needs Parliament's consent to enter into force The Trade Committee on Tuesday endorsed the mandate...
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The EU requires manufacturers of heavy-duty vehicles to reduce average carbon emissions by 15% by 2025 and 30% by 2030. The challenging level of the reduction targets was one of the most controversially discussed elements in the negotiations...
KPMG International has published the 2018 Autonomous Vehicles Readiness Index (AVRI). The report provides an in-depth view of what it takes for countries to meet the challenges of self-driving vehicles, evaluating the preparedness of a cross-section of 20 countries globally. The Index evaluates each country according to...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The European Commission has today stepped up its “no-deal” outreach to EU businesses in the area of customs and indirect taxation such as VAT, given the risk that the United Kingdom may leave the EU on 30 March...
The Commission continues to work with EU countries and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to continuously limit the risks posed by chemicals to human health and the environment in the context of the EU's REACH regulation – the most comprehensive chemicals legislation in the world. Today,...
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The EU is stimulating the market for zero- and low-emission vehicles by encouraging their use in public procurement. On 11 February, the Romanian presidency reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament on a reform which will increase market certainty and help cut down overall...
The European Commission hosted the first road safety workshop between the EU and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Brussels from 30 January to 1 February 2019. The event provided a valuable networking opportunity for road safety experts with a view to future...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The European Commission, with the support of the EC-funded project ARCADE , is pleased to announce its Second European Conference on connected and automated driving: 'Connected Automated Driving: Europe takes the lead'. The deployment of Connected and Automated Driving (CAD) can...