France and Germany agree to ease EU car emissions rules in new deal
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France and Germany have backed a further scaling down of EU emission rules for cars as part of a long-negotiated deal on the automotive industry struck Thursday, diplomatic sources confirmed to AFP.
Europe's two economic powerhouses also agreed to include Britain in the definition of what vehicles would count as "made in Europe" under EU measures aiming to bolster the bloc's industries, according to a draft document outlining the pact.
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Europe's two economic powerhouses also agreed to include Britain in the definition of what vehicles would count as "made in Europe" under EU measures aiming to bolster the bloc's industries, according to a draft document outlining the pact.
Watch more2026 Paris Motor Show: Western carmakers face steep competition from Chinese rivals Paris and Berlin had long been at loggerheads on the course Europe
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France and Germany have backed a further scaling down of EU emission rules for cars as part of a long-negotiated deal on the automotive industry struck Thursday, diplomatic sources confirmed to AFP.