Replies of EU Commissioner Vella to EMIS questions

EMIS inquiry committee - 12 September 2016

Comment on the Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements 5 September2016

Statement by MEP Claude Turmes

Comment on the Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements 30 August 2016

Statement by Bas Eickhout

Disappointing performance from Verheugen leaves many questions unanswered

EMIS hearing

On 30 August, the EMIS committee heard from one of the key players in the control of car emissions, the former European Commissioner for Industry, Günter Verheugen, who finally accepted to speak to the committee after several refusals to take part.

Hearings of former EU-Commissioners Günter Verheugen and Antonio Tajani (30 August/5 September)

EMIS hearings

  Former EU-Commissioners Günter Verheugen and Antonio Tajani will speak at the next EMIS hearings. As Commissioner for industry and entrepreneurship from 2004 to 2010 Günter Verheugen was in charge of the legislation on controversially discussed Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007 on typ...

Questionnaire to Mr Günter Verheugen, Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry from 2004 to 2010 - written answers

EMIS hearing 30 August 2016

Questionnaire to Mr Antonio Tajani

EMIS hearing - 5 September 2016

EU climate change policy

Commission proposals fail to live up to promises on climate action

The European Commission today presented its proposal on how to share the effort of greenhouse gas reductions between EU member states. The legislation sets out the emissions reductions required by EU member states until 2030 in sectors not covered by the EU’s emissions trading scheme. Commenting o...

Comment on the Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements 13 July 2016

Karima Delli

Comment on the Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements 13 July 2016

Rebecca Harms

Dr Ulrich Eichhorn, Chief Technology Officer, Volkswagen Group

EMIS hearing 13 July 2016

The representative of Volkswagen made very clear, just like the Renault representative before him, that the industry interpretation of the Euro 5/6 regulation is that the limit values for NOx emissions only have to be met during the type approval test in the laboratory.

EU energy labelling rules

Clearer energy label delayed for key products after EP vote

The European Parliament today voted on a proposal to revise EU rules on energy labelling. Commenting after the vote, Green energy spokesperson Michèle Rivasi said: “This vote is definitely an opportunity lost for European consumers. MEPs have voted to delay the long overdue introduction of clear ...