https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/19/the-guardian-view-on-merz-and-meloni-an-emerging-berlin-rome-axis-is-threatening-the-eus-green-deal. "The Berlin-Rome axis has already succeeded in diluting plans to ban the sale of new #petrol & #diesel vehicles by 2035. EU leaders have also voted to scale back overall 2040 targets for #greenhousegas reduction. Corporate #sustainability reporting rules have been watered down."