The 27 approve the ban on combustion engines in 2035 after Germany lifted its veto

BRUSSELS, March 27 (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Twenty-seven have approved this Monday the agreement that will prohibit the sale of combustion engines, including diesel, gasoline and hybrids, from 2035 after Germany has agreed to lift its veto after forcing an agreement with the European Commission to clarify the reserve that synthetic fuels will have from that date.

In a meeting at ambassadorial level in Brussels, the 27 have decided to include the agreement as a point without discussion on the agenda of the Council of Energy Ministers this Tuesday, which, in practice, means giving the green light to the new norm and submit it to the vote of the ministers for its formalization.

As reported by community sources to Europa Press, the agreement already has the support of Germany, but it will be rejected by Poland and Italy, in addition to the abstention of Bulgaria, although, with the change in Berlin, this group of countries ceases to have enough weight to block the deal.

The agreement has materialized weeks after the reservations of Germany were added to those of Italy -which demanded an exception to biofuels- and forced the postponement of the vote without a new date, until this Saturday the vice president for the Green Pact European, Frans Timmermans, announce an agreement with Berlin for the lifting of its veto.

The last-minute doubts of both delegations generated concern in the institutions since they could jeopardize the adoption of a regulation that is part of the climate package that the EU wants to promote this legislature to reduce polluting emissions by at least 55% of the block in the horizon of 2030 with respect to those of 1990.

The measure was already approved in the plenary session of the European Parliament on February 14, but it was in the negotiations at the member state level where Germany showed its reluctance about an agreement between institutions that was already agreed last autumn.

From the European Commission they defend that this fit of synthetic fuels will not affect the agreement already closed between the European Parliament and the Twenty-seven regarding the prohibition of commercializing combustion vehicles in the EU from 2035, while diplomatic sources emphasize that The important thing now is to prevent this type of maneuver from "weakening" the functioning of the European institutions, since this is the "real concern".