News

‘Hard work’ on cars

October 26, 2011

The Commission president José Manuel Barroso says he will introduce legislative proposals next year to improve infrastructure for low-carbon vehicles.

[mailchimp_signup][/mailchimp_signup]The announcement came in a letter to MEPs in which he promised a programme of ‘hard work and delivery to promote growth and reforms’. The Commission is currently consulting on several measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector over the next 40 years.

Barroso’s letter at https://goo.gl/pbVYj

Related Articles

View All
Opinion

'Made in Europe' rules: how to do them

It's about time the EU requires parts of key products to be made locally – and nowhere is this more urgent than in the battery sector.

Publication

Interactive dashboard: which countries have the greenest tax systems?

T&E Good Tax Guide

Yearly publication analysing and comparing the car taxation systems across 31 countries in Europe.

Press Release

Germany pushes companies towards polluting SUVs instead of electric - new study finds

The tax incentives in Germany to steer companies towards electric cars are amongst the weakest in Europe and three times lower than in France. Poland,...