Published: February 7th, 2024,
Last updated: May 30th, 2025

The failure of CO2 fleet limits for trucks in the Council is no longer ruled out. Since the FDP ministers in the federal government reject the trilogue outcome, Germany will have to abstain from the vote in the Council as it stands now. The Belgian Council presidency had postponed the originally planned vote for Wednesday to Friday after the German government signaled its abstention. However, negotiations between the Chancellery, the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Environment are still ongoing. The Ministry of Environment and the Chancellery hope to prevent an abstention.