Friday
4th Aug 2017
By EUOBSERVER
German carmakers Daimler, BMW, Volkswagen and Opel agreed on Wednesday to update the software of five million diesel cars in order to reduce their emissions. The pledge was made at a summit in Berlin with politicians, organised by the government in the wake of the Dieselgate scandal. Allegations were revealed in July that the carmarkers had been operating a cartel since the 1990s to bypass emissions regulations.
European Council head and former Polish leader Donald Tusk has said the Polish government is preparing to put his native country’s EU membership into question.
Leo Varadkar is meeting Northern Ireland's main political leaders to talk Brexit, as the border issue between Northern Ireland and the Republic might become hostage to wider political struggles.
From strengthening the internal market to completing the energy union, the prime ministers of Denmark, the Netherlands and Finland set out their vision for the EU.
EU firms are betting that a non-binding “consultation” process on new US sanctions will stop their investment in a Russian gas pipeline from turning into a fiasco.
The European Commission welcomed the German carmakers' pledge to update software in diesel cars, but is waiting for details on how emissions will be reduced.
EU leaders were vocal in their criticism of the anti-gay campaign that took place in the Russian republic of Chechnya earlier this year. But only a few countries are willing to offer a refuge to the victims.
