France and Germany agree to ease EU car emissions rules in new deal

France 2415 October 2026, 23:48 UTCFrance

France and Germany have backed looser EU emissions rules for carmakers and agreed to include Britain in a “made in Europe” scheme, in a provisional deal reached Thursday that could reshape the bloc’s automotive and climate policies.

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