German prosecutors are pressing criminal charges against former Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn in connection with the automaker’s manipulation of diesel-emissions testing, reports Automotive News Europe.
Four other executives are also being charged, said the prosecutors’ office in Brunswick in VW’s home of Lower Saxony and all are charged with fraud and violation of competition law.
The European Union is ready to starts talks on a trade agreement with the United States and conclude a deal before the end of the year, European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom, reported Reuters.
The Commission will start two sets of negotiations — one to cut tariffs on industrial goods, the other to make it easier for companies to show products meet EU or US standards.