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Story no.119InternationalOngoingRegulation and tariffs +2Serious Several countries (5)30 Oct → 5 Nov11 facts · 37 art.

The EU drops the 2035 end of new internal combustion engines and eases its CO2 standards

The European rule providing for the end of sales of new internal combustion engine cars in 2035 is no longer in force, and several European Parliament committees support keeping some combustion engines after that date as part of a relaxation of CO2 standards. This move is accompanied by concerns over employment, with an analysis citing up to 185,000 jobs at risk in Europe, and discussions on a new category of carbon-neutral fuels. Positions differ by country: a German task force calls for a revision of CO2 rules, Italy's ANFIA welcomes the relaxation while requesting further changes, while a French MEP defends the automotive package's trajectory and rejects a return to combustion engines. In the United Kingdom, an expert believes automakers would maintain their shift to electric despite a delay, with demand guiding their choices more than regulation.

In brief

Ongoing story bringing together 11 events in 5 countries (Belgique, France, Allemagne and 2 more), followed from 30 October 2026 to 5 November 2026. 37 articles from 22 sources (regulation and tariffs, plants, jobs and earnings, electric and batteries); last updated on 5 November 2026 at 10:22. Figures reported: 185000 jobs.

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Background

Method

Context and reference points, separate from the story's news. Every item links to its source; updated on 5 Nov

Key terms

CO2 standard
A European emissions standard, known as the Euro standard, is an EU regulation that sets maximum pollutant emission limits for new road vehicles; CO2 emissions are not accounted for in these standards because this gas is not considered a direct pollutant under European automotive legislation, but their monitoring is the subject of other EU work. Wikipedia
Electric vehicle
An electric vehicle is a means of transport whose propulsion is provided exclusively by one or more electric motors; it can draw its energy from on-board resources such as a battery, or be connected to an external source, for example via an overhead line. Wikipedia
Automotive package
The source provided for this term does not contain a corresponding definition: it deals with Robert Paquet, a Belgian comic book author, not an automotive package. Wikipedia
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Timeline

newest first

Dot = severity

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In figures

The activity

11 facts

Latest activity 58 minutes ago

30 Oct5 Nov

Countries concerned

Brands concerned

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Key figures

185,000
jobs

Highest number recorded in 3 article(s), automatically extracted: please check sources.

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Sources by country and language

Press country

ArticlesOutlets
France149
China65
Italy54
Spain33
United States32
Germany22
United Kingdom22
South Korea22

Languages

ArticlesOutlets
French149
Chinese65
Italian64
Spanish33
English33
German22
Korean22
Unknown11

Country of the outlet (not of the topic), inferred from its address and language. Each outlet counts once per row.

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