Ahead of her re-election as EU Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen has been promoting exemptions in the dispute over the end of combustion engines. Additionally, it does not want to scale back its green policies, it said in a document.

In a dispute over the end of combustion engines, Ursula von der Leyen, if re-elected as EU Commission president, promises to push for exemptions for so-called e-fuels. Achieving the EU’s climate goals requires a technology-neutral approach in which synthetic fuels play a role, according to its political guidelines for the next five years.

Austria and its major ruling party, the ÖVP, business associations and the liberal German FDP are campaigning for “technological transparency” when it comes to e-fuels. The regulation for the phase-out of combustion engines for cars contains a restructuring provision to review the plans in 2026.

“A Real European Security Union”

He wants to push forward EU defense programs and does not want to water down his green policy. It is about a European anti-aircraft armor. Setting out his vision in a 31-page document, he promises to propose new paths for climate policy. He also wants to focus on creating a “genuine European security union”. “We will propose a series of defense plans of common European interest, starting with a European air shield and cyber security,” the published document said. (APA/Reuters/Red.)