11/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is on the verge of launching an investigation into Volkswagen, against a provision in its statute by which foreign investments are sad to be limited, in breach of Article 46 of the Treaty, say sources close to the Commission. The spokesperson for Commissioner Frits Bolkestein confirmed that the Commission had "information be which a "golden share"-type clause included in the statutes of VW prohibits any acquirer, German or foreign - of...