Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ) holds a press conference on Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses following the votes of the new regulation - which update the current limits for exhaust emissions (such as nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, and ammonia) and introduce new measures to reduce emissions from tyres and brakes, and to increase battery durability. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

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Press conference by Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur on Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses following the votes

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SOUNDBITE (English), Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur on Euro 7 emissions standards, Thank you very much. So good afternoon, everybody too. I will make some short introduction in English. And then, you know, if you ask Czech, I would answer the Czech language. If you question in English, I will answer the English. And if you have French question, I will respond in English because French is not my language.

SOUNDBITE (English), Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur on Euro 7 emissions standards, So, I am very glad that we have reached the position of the Parliament under Euro seven and it was approved by a very solid majority. As I said many times before, this original Commission proposal was very bad, because it could have a devastating impact on the consumers.

SOUNDBITE (English), Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur on Euro 7 emissions standards, Basically, if approved in the original Commission version, the automotive companies, this openly declared that they would have to squeeze out from the fleets, the small cars with the combustion engines immediately.

SOUNDBITE (English), Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur on Euro 7 emissions standards, And thus the poor people, not those who are able to purchase the Mercedes, BMW and others, would have just two options, either to drive the bicycle - but, you know, the older people like mine in a different landscape than these in the Netherlands, it would be very difficult - or to purchase the old used car deeply under the norm of Euro 6.

SOUNDBITE (English), Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur on Euro 7 emissions standards, The effect would be just exactly the opposite. So, the environment and the air would be worse, not the better. Therefore, I was negotiating and I want to thank all those who helped me to reach the result. So Jens Gieseke, was the shadow Rapporteur from EPP, Susan Solís, from Renew. I want to thank Pascal Canfin, the Chairman of our Committee for cooperation.

SOUNDBITE (English), Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur on Euro 7 emissions standards, So, we have reached the conclusion which I think builds a very solid basis for the future trialogue negotiations. I don't expect the major challenges in those negotiations because the position of the Council, which has been reached approximately a month ago, is very close to our position and the Council has also was very critical to the original Commission proposal.

SOUNDBITE (English), Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur on Euro 7 emissions standards, And I have to even appreciate that when yesterday there was a debate in the plenary session that the Commissioner Dalli has recognised that this original proposal was not so much in touch with reality and, and I hope that the Commission will take more construct this approach than in the past. And thus under the Spanish Presidency, we can conclude the file to enter into force before the Christmas. That's the plan.

SOUNDBITE (English), Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur on Euro 7 emissions standards, We have already opened the trialogue today and not personally, but in the written form, and we are planning two rounds of talks, one in the late November and the other in the middle of December in Strasbourg. So, with the help of God and constructive attitude of the others, we will have the final result before the end of the year.

SOUNDBITE (English), Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur on Euro 7 emissions standards, I want to stress one thing that this position on Euro 7, it has its clearly green component. In particular, we have agreed to raise the concept that the emissions from the brakes and from tyres should be put under control, in particular with the microplastic, it is a real challenge for the environment.

SOUNDBITE (English), Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur on Euro 7 emissions standards, It will have an important green effect at the same time and according with this golden rule of the sustainable development, you know, it will contribute to the environment in this respect, but at the same time it's a solution which will be feasible economically and affordable socially with respect to the consumers, which are not the rich one and cannot afford either very expensive electro mobiles now, or those cars like, at the beginning of the road.

SOUNDBITE (English), Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur on Euro 7 emissions standards, 'Early this year, I decided to try to find a solution in a bit different mode than was almost the rule in the past four years. So, to do it with the centre-right cooperation without the Greens and the Socialists, because I think we were seeking a really realistic solution, not the one which would be ideologically driven. So, that's for the beginning and I'm now open to your questions.

Q&A, Question regarding on the differences between the text from the Commission and from the Parliament.

SOUNDBITE (English), Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur on Euro 7 emissions standards, -

Q&A, Question regarding on changes and amendments approved by MEPs during the votes.

Q&A, Question regarding on Alexandr Vondra's reaction on Commissioner critic about the current proposal.

Q&amp;A, Question regarding on car manufacturers and the raise of prices.