02/10/2014 (Agence Europe) - Investigation into Portuguese aid to Volkswagen. On Wednesday 1 October, the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation to determine whether public aid of €36.15 million which Portugal plans to grant to Volkswagen is compatible with EU state aid rules. In June 2014, Lisbon notified the Commission of its plans to support the introduction of a new car production technology, known as Modularer Querbaukasten, by Volkswagen Autoeuropa, a subsidiary of the...