German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended the controversial "Volkswagen Law".
The 50-year old law grants the state of Lower Saxony veto power at Europe's largest carmaker VW. Speaking to Volkswagen workers at the company's Wolfsburg headquarters, Merkel said the state must be allowed to retain its veto rights, despite European Union attempts to overturn it. Volkswagen employees support the law, but it Composer Mauricio Kagel Dies at 76 in Germany ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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