
The vote in the EU Parliament on the ban on internal combustion engines has been delayed because the democratic center parties need more time to reach a compromise, as SPIEGEL information shows.
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Votes on banning combustion engines are planned at EU level, but according to SPIEGEL information, the parties in the democratic center need more time to reach a compromise.
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Committees of the EU Parliament Groundbreaking vote to phase out combustion engines is delayed
How much will the end of the combustion engine be softened? Votes on this are planned at EU level. But according to SPIEGEL information, the democratic center parties now need more time to find a compromise.
By Benedikt Müller-Arnold
October 1, 2026, 7:23 p.m
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