The saga has come to an end for the regulation limiting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for new passenger cars: the European Parliament approved, on 25 February, the agreement reached with the Council on 27 November 2013.
The first agreement, concluded in June, had been rejected by the Council, which was facing pressure from German car manufacturers. Negotiations started up again after the German legislative elections on 22 September: with some prodding, Parliament had to allow adjustments to the calendar and…