EU to Revise Automotive-Emissions Law in Concession to Germany
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European Union governments agreed today to seek a revision of a draft law to curb emissions from cars, bowing to calls from Germany for more flexibility to protect the competitiveness of the domestic automobile industry.
EU environment ministers meeting in Luxembourg authorized Lithuania to start talks with the European Parliament to change a preliminary deal on the measure, which was blocked by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in June. The proposal would cap average carbon discharges by passenger vehicles in the bloc at 95 grams a kilometer in 2020 through varying targets for individual manufacturers ranging from Volkswagen AG to General Motors Co.