This briefing aims to provide a short overview of the history and present status of EU energy tax policy, and summarises the Commission‟s proposal for a revised Energy Tax Directive (ETD), launched in April 2011.
It also provides explanation and argumentation of the key objectives the directive should achieve:
Recycled steel targets will help clean up car production, strengthen Europe's domestic industry and reduce our dependence on imports.
Drivers of high fronted cars are unable to see children as old as nine, tests find.
Without action, carmakers are set to continue increasing bonnet height and car width – with significant negative consequences for safety.