EU refuses to take side for or against air conditioning amid record-breaking heatwave
- The European Union refused to be drawn into a heating political debate on the merits of air conditioning Monday, saying it was not for 27-nation bloc to micromanage how people cool their homes.
- AC has become a hot political topic in France in particular with party leaders coming out starkly for or against its broader use, as Europe swelters under a record-breaking heatwave.
- "I doubt we have a particular view or position on air conditioning," European Commission spokeswoman Anna-Kaisa Itkonen told journalists when asked whether the bloc backed either camp.
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- The European Union refused to be drawn into a heating political debate on the merits of air conditioning Monday, saying it was not for 27-nation bloc to micromanage how people cool their homes.
- AC has become a hot political topic in France in particular with party leaders coming out starkly for or against its broader use, as Europe swelters under a record-breaking heatwave.
- "I doubt we have a particular view or position on air conditioning," European Commission spokeswoman Anna-Kaisa Itkonen told journalists when asked whether the bloc backed either camp.
Sources: France 24