EU’s green car push helps fuel political populists
Government
Brussels wants to kill off the combustion engine. Instead, it’s supercharging Europe’s populists. Right-wing parties are running hard against the EU's law that bans the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars from 2035. It’s happening in the Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, France, Poland and elsewhere. In response, centrist parties with a more established voice in Brussels are turning against the law to avoid losing traction to their far-right rivals. It’s far from the only issue for populist
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