European Cities and Organizations Warn Against Adopting US Vehicle Safety Standards in Trade Deal
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Summary
European cities and civil society organizations warn that accepting US vehicle safety standards as part of a trade deal would endanger European lives by undermining the EU's higher road safety, public health, and climate protection standards. The signatories, including Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam administrations along with over 75 organizations, urge EU officials to revisit the agreement that would align European standards with laxer US rules, potentially weakening protections that save lives in Europe.
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aligning European standards with laxer rules in the US would undermine the EU's global leadership in road safety, public health, climate policy and competitiveness
Opening the EU market to vehicles certified under US standards would weaken the protections that save lives in Europe
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