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Ekonomický deník | European carmakers won't get support for postponing emissions targets from Transport Commissioner-designate Tzitzikostas

Monday's „grilling“ by MEPs of Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Greece's candidate for European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, showed that the European car industry will not get support from him to postpone the emission targets for next year. Tzitzikostas also wants to maintain the line of banning the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles from 2035. Filip Křenek, project coordinator and analyst at EUROPEUM Institute, commented for Ekonomický deník.
6. November 2024

In air and maritime transport, Tzitzikostas as Commissioner would seek a fair playing field so that carriers are not penalised for being more sustainable or circumventing the emissions trading rules that should apply to these sectors in the future.

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