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More countries call for freezing or softening EU ETS benchmarks

Published 15:10 on May 28, 2026 / Last updated at 15:29 on May 28, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe)

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Slovakia and Estonia have joined a group of four EU member states calling for freezing the benchmarks that determine the number of free allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), while France and Spain voiced disappointment with the European Commission’s draft during an EU ministerial meeting on Thursday.
Slovakia and Estonia have joined a group of four EU member states calling for freezing the benchmarks that determine the number of free allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), while France and Spain voiced disappointment with the European Commission’s draft during an EU ministerial meeting on Thursday.


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