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Eurozapping: In Germany, the trial of the former CEO of Volkswagen, accused of having rigged engines, opens
Eurozapping: In Germany, the trial of the former CEO of Volkswagen, accused of having rigged engines, opens
(franceinfo)
Like every evening, the 11pm news report takes a look at the news broadcast by European television channels. It’s the Eurozapping of Tuesday, September 3.
The trial of the former CEO of Volkswagen opened in Germany on Tuesday, September 3. Nine years later, Martin Winterkorn, 77, will have to answer in court for what he knew about the rigged engine scandal. Dieselgate cost Volkswagen more than 30 billion euros, which announced on Tuesday the closure of several sites in Germany. The company had nevertheless signed an agreement to maintain activity.
Sweden opens bear hunting. Pär is a bear hunter wounded by a beast he was tracking. There are dozens of them pursuing the same goal in the country, where bear hunting is legal. Nearly 500 specimens are to be killed in 2024. Environmentalists are concerned about hunting quotas, which represent a cull of 20% of the species.
Belgian waiters are concerned about the increase in customers leaving without paying.I didn’t consume what they consumed and I have to pay for them.“, deplores Geoffrey Loire, waiter. To remedy the problem, the Belgian Restaurant Federation hopes to generalize the fact of paying even before consuming.
