Majority in European Parliament supports deleting CBAM temporary suspension mechanism

Published 21:06 on May 5, 2026 / Last updated at 21:06 on May 5, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs)

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The largest political groups in the European Parliament, including the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), back removing the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism’s (CBAM) temporary suspension clause from the European Commission’s December proposal to extend the scheme.
The largest political groups in the European Parliament, including the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), back removing the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism’s (CBAM) temporary suspension clause from the European Commission’s December proposal to extend the scheme.


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