"EU politicians" don't exist. The EU agenda is set by national governments in the Council - including the German one, which happens to have produced important C

"EU politicians" don't exist. The EU agenda is set by national governments in the Council - including the German one, which happens to have produced important Commissioners like the current Commission President. The woes of VW have little to do with the green agenda (the electric switch is a reality worldwide), and more to do with a brand tarnished by the emission scandal and the whiff of corruption emanated by the (lack of real) consequences in Germany - because the German government largely looked the other way.