The EPP Group is delivering on its promise to reverse the combustion engine ban. With support from a broad centrist majority, today’s votes support technological neutrality and give carmakers the freedom to innovate, while driving emissions down. “We promised carmakers the freedom to innovate, and today’s votes bring us closer to delivering that promise. Europe’s carmakers need a level playing field and the freedom to develop the best technologies, rather than be constrained by ideology. This is about protecting European jobs, strengthening our competitiveness and reducing emissions through innovation. Climate ambition must be a driver of technological progress rather than a barrier,” said @MaxSalini MEP, the EPP Group’s spokesman on the automotive industry. Read more here:ow.ly/i6G0510009f

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MEP @MaxSalini on safeguarding jobs in Europe's automotive sector: "For generations, Europe's automotive sector has stood for engineering excellence, craftsmanship and industrial pride. Today the industry is under a pressure it has never experienced before. Plants are shutting down, skilled workers are losing their jobs, and entire supply chains are being hollowed out. We need to give the automotive sector the flexibility and support to ensure it can continue to thrive and drive Europe forward." 🧵2/3

Today, the EPP Group Vice-Chair @MaxSalini MEP presented the long-awaited report on CO2 emission standards for cars to the European Parliament’s environment and climate committee. As Parliament’s rapporteur, Salini proposes scrapping the planned ban currently foreseen for 2035. “We want to decarbonise road transport by using all available technologies. It does not make sense to tie ourselves rigidly to a single technology. I propose a pragmatic change of direction to adapt the current regulation to the socio-economic realities of the automotive industry. This will not lower our environmental ambitions, while also guaranteeing citizens freedom of choice,” said Salini. Read more: epp.group/2qbe47pw