Environment Council: late compromises on • Table.Briefings

The EU environment and climate ministers discussed their joint position on some of the key legislative proposals of the Fit for 55 package until late into the night in Luxembourg. Shortly after 2 a.m., a package deal was finally reached that demanded a great deal of compromise from the member states.

It was not an easy task from the start. A single general orientation of the Environment Council for five partly completely different legislative proposals of the Fit for 55 package – in the end, the position of the 27 member states now stands. This means that the trilogue negotiations with the EU Parliament can begin under the upcoming Czech Council presidency.

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