EU MINISTERS AND MEPS STRIKE DEAL OVERCO2 CAP FOR EUROPEAN CARS
December 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
IT appears the long debate over strictness of a planned carbon emission cap for cars in the European Union (EU) may at last be ending, with a compromise being framed for agreement ahead of Christmas.
An informal deal has been struck between representatives of the EU's representative assembly the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers, which is made up of the union's 27 member states.
And at first sight it seems both main protagonists in the debate have won something: the industry and green groups.
On the one hand, automakers will be ...
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