European Union rolls back petrol car ban
Europe • Dec 17, 2025, 9:25 AM
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The European Union has proposed changes to a 2023 law that effectively banned the sale of new internal combustion engine cars from 2035. Instead of cutting CO2 emissions by 100% from 2021 levels, carmakers would be required to reduce them by 90%, meaning a small-scale production of petrol or hybrid cars could continue. The auto industry and some member states have been lobbying hard to get the rules relaxed in the face of slow market growth for EVs. President at Joint European Disruptive Initiative, André Loesekrug-Petri, shares his insights.
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European Union divided over Mercosur trade deal: France and Italy demand tougher safeguards
Europe • 4:45 PM
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Protesting French farmers blocked roads across France Tuesday over a mass cull to prevent the spread of a bovine disease. Anger over the sanitary measure combined with farmers’ concerns about a planned Mercosur trade deal has forced France to seek a dela
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Rome: new metro stations showcase city's ancient past
Europe • 4:22 PM
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#Rome just inaugurated two new metro stations which showcase artefacts and ruins dating back to the city's ancient past. All were found during the stations' construction.
#rome #romemuseums #ancientrome
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United Kingdom to rejoin Erasmus programme in 2027
Europe • 2:58 PM
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While the UK may never rejoin the European Union, it has now been confirmed that the country will return to the Erasmus program it left during Brexit. This means EU students can study in the UK without major bureaucratic hurdles, and British students wil
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In Ukraine, Kyiv residents haunted by nightly Russian attacks
Europe • 11:22 AM
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About once a week on average, Russia stages a massive combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine, usually targeting multiple cities. In the capital Kyiv alone, these attacks have killed more than 330 civilians since 2022. At least 900 others have been
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EU eases ban on internal combustion cars
Europe • 10:02 AM
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The European Union is considering revising a 2023 law that would have ended sales of new combustion-engine cars by 2035, proposing instead a 90% cut in CO₂ emissions rather than a complete phaseout. This would allow limited production of petrol or hybrid
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European Union rolls back petrol car ban
Europe • 9:25 AM
1 min
The European Union has proposed changes to a 2023 law that effectively banned the sale of new internal combustion engine cars from 2035. Instead of cutting CO2 emissions by 100% from 2021 levels, carmakers would be required to reduce them by 90%, meanin
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Sarkozy faces possible indictment over witness tampering in Libya funding case
Europe • 8:01 AM
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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's legal woes looked set to continue as prosecutors on Tuesday said they would seek indictments against him, his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and nine others for alleged witness tampering in the Libya campaign funding c
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Live: US 'pressuring' EU not to use frozen Russian assets, Ukraine official says
Europe • 6:32 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be in Brussels on Thursday to convince European partners to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, despite Washington pressuring EU countries against the plan, a senior Ukrainian official said. The Europ
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UK to rejoin Erasmus student exchange programme in post-Brexit reset
Europe • 12:50 AM
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The European Union and the UK on Wednesday agreed to let British students rejoin the Erasmus+ programme in a symbolic step toward improving relations after Brexit.
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