Czech Leader Demands Big Changes to EU Green Deal Over Cars

  • Babis says 2035 combusion-engine ban will destroy car industry
  • Premier’s party has made climate plan a focus of October vote
Photographer: Milan Jaros/Bloomberg
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

The Czech Republic will demand major changes to the European Union’s plan to cut carbon emissions because the current proposal would damage its key automotive industry, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said.

A proposed ban on combustion engines by 2035 is “nonsense” and the leaders of member states will have a difficult debate about the climate package, Babis said in an online debate with opposition leaders before elections next month.