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Spain's new Minister of Industry Hector Gomez Hernandez walks outside Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Spain is optimistic about the prospects of attracting new investment into its automotive sector following the so-called Euro 7 agreement, which watered down proposed rules on pollutant emissions rules for new cars in Europe, Trade Minister Hector Gomez told Reuters on Thursday.EU ministers last month approved the rules under Spain's rotating presidency of the European Council, a position which Gomez said was...

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm delivers a speech ahead of a conversation with Daniel Yergin, the vice chairman of S&P Global, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is offering $12 billion in grants and loans for auto makers and suppliers to retrofit their plants to produce electric and other advanced vehicles, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Thursday."While we transition to EVs, we want to ensure that workers can transition...