Germans tighten car exhaust rules
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Three German cities now make drivers display stickers to show their cars meet emission standards.
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DUESSELDORF, Germany -- At the international airport in this western German city, smokers are shunned. If you want to light up, you're restricted to a handful of bars in the terminal, or else stuck puffing on the dingy street outside.
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FRANKFURT, Germany -- The European Union's highest court struck down a German law shielding Volkswagen AG from hostile takeovers, clearing a path for Porsche AG to increase its influence _ and possibly even take control _ at Europe's biggest automaker.
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California air regulators yesterday took up the world&#39;s most ambitious rules to reduce car emissions that contribute to global warming - an effort that could have a sweeping effect on how the country fights vehicle pollution.
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The Environmental Protection Agency issued rules yesterday that will dramatically cut toxic fumes from cars and trucks over the next 25 years.
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Germany may outlaw smoking in cars  because it is a health hazard and a safety risk, the  government's commissioner for substance abuse Sabine Baetzing  said.
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Federal scientists want to tighten smog standards, a step that would allow tens of millions of Americans to breathe easier but also would clash with President Bush's plan to wean Americans away from gasoline.
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Volkswagen, Europe's largest carmaker, becomes the latest German firm to try and update controversial labour agreements.
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Under the new proposals, carmakers that fail to meet emissions targets will face fines -- Chancellor Merkel isn't best pleased
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Officials in Californian announce tough new regulations to stem the emission of greenhouse gases from cars.
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Car makers will show off their latest  efforts to fight pollution at Frankfurt&#39;s autoshow next week by  unveiling models with improvements rather than substitutes to  the standard internal combustion engine.
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The European Court of Justice is expected to strike down the so-called Volkswagen Law, created by Germanyâs government to protect the automaker from an unwanted takeover.
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HAMBURG (Deutsche Welle) - Germany's Social Democrats ended a party conference with an unexpected vote for speed limits on the country's motorways and criticism of Chancellor Merkel's stance on EU membership for Turkey. Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) voted in favor of introducing a top speed of 130 kph (80 mph) on Germany's famed speed limit-free Autobahns or motorways. The non-binding measure however will be hard to pass into law in the face of opposition by Chancellor Merkel's center-right Christian Democratic Party (CDU), the SPD's coalition partner. The conference produced another surprise when German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier rebuked Chancellor Merkel for holding out the promise of EU membership to Turkey for decades, contingent on reforms, but then withdrew support.
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The German foreign ministry will tighten its control over visa-granting to strengthen safety and eliminate irregularity in the field, local media reported Sunday.
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In getting European automakers to adhere to new limits on carbon dioxide emissions, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany will have to take on the industry at home.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday pledged to oppose a strict European Union limit on cars' average carbon dioxide emissions, arguing that different models should face different caps.Comment
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The European Commission is expected to endorse a watered-down blueprint that would impose a limit on carbon dioxide emissions from new passenger cars.