14/06/2018 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission has greeted recent developments in Germany in the Dieselgate affair approvingly. This follows the recall by the German government of almost 240,000 vehicles fitted with defeat devices (see EUROPE 12039) and the decision by the Prosecutor’s office in Brunswick to impose a fine of €1 billion on the Volkswagen car manufacturer. A Commission spokesperson informed EUROPE that, “EU rules on vehicle type approval are very clear. When a...