EU countries reach deal on climate laws after late-night talks

EU countries reach deal on climate laws after late-night talks
# 29 June 2022 07:44 (UTC +04:00)

EU countries clinched deals on proposed laws to combat climate change early Wednesday, backing a 2035 phase-out of new fossil fuel car sales and a multibillion-euro fund to shield poorer citizens from CO2 costs, APA reports citing Reuters.

After more than 16 hours of negotiations, environment ministers from the European Union's 27 member states agreed their joint positions on five laws, part of a broader packageof measures to slash planet-warming emissions this decade.

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