A five-year battle between the European Commission and Germany came to a head in October as the commissioner for internal markets launched a lawsuit against the German government for flouting EU competition rules. The state has refused to offload its “golden share” in Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest car maker, which prevents a hostile foreign takeover.
The case could not have come at a worst time for the company and the government as a wave of strikes in the automotive sector sweeps the country.
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