Inquiry committee to question industry and Commission representatives
Parliament's inquiry committee into car emissions measurements continues its investigation this week by questioning industry representatives as well as former Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas. Committee chair Kathleen Van Brempt, a Belgian member of the S&D group, also takes part in a Facebook live session on Thursday from 14.00 CET, giving you the chance to ask her everything you wanted to know about this investigation.
Background
After Volkswagen admitted to cheating emissions test in the EU, the European Parliament decided on 2 March 2016 to set up an inquiry committee to investigate if there was an issue with emission measurements in the car industry.
So far the committee has heard from representatives from various academic institutes, trade associations and non-governmental organisations. It has already published an interim report on the work done so far as well as a plan on what it plans to do for the final six months of its one-year term. The committee votes on the interim report on Wednesday 13 July while all MEPs are expected to debate and vote on it during the September plenary in Strasbourg.
This week's hearings
Representatives from Renault and Volkwagen are questioned by the committee on Wednesday from 9.00 CET. Representatives from Mitsubishi and the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) are heard the following day from 9.00 CET and former Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas from 15.00.
Finding out more
To find out more, to take part in our live session with committee chair Kathleen Van Brempt on Parliament's Facebook page on Thursday 14 July at 14.00 CET. You can ask questions by writing them in the comments section.
Find out more
- (open in a new tab) Committee page
- (open in a new tab) Agenda of this week's hearings
- (open in a new tab) Watch the hearing live on Wednesday and Thursday
- (open in a new tab) Car emissions: taking tests out of the lab and onto the road
- (open in a new tab) Briefing: measuring on-road air pollution from cars
- (open in a new tab) Press release: EMIS committee hearings gearing up
- (open in a new tab) Dieselgate: Parliament sets up inquiry committee