QO - Europa
Question for oral answer O-000020/2019to the CouncilRule 128Gerben-Jan Gerbrandyon behalf of the ALDE GroupEleonora Evion behalf of the EFDD GroupKathleen Van Brempt, Seb Danceon behalf of the S&D GroupMerja Kyll?nenon behalf of the GUE/NGL GroupBas Eickhouton behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupSubject:Recent developments on the Dieselgate scandalIn a press statement issued on 16 October 2018 on the work programme of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) for 2019, the President of the ECA, Klaus-Heiner Lehne, announced that the ECA would examine the EU’s approach to measuring vehicles’ emissions in order ‘to establish whether the EU is delivering what it has promised’. In the light of the concerns expressed in the ECA briefing paper of 7 February 2019, what measures will the Member States take:a.To withdraw from the market the ‘large number of highly polluting cars’?b.To understand and tackle the limited impact on NOx emissions that the ongoing vehicle recalls have had, also considering the limited effect of the software updates initiated?c.To ensure the effectiveness of the market surveillance checks?d.To prevent car manufacturers from finding new flexibilities in the WLTP laboratory test as a means to lower their CO2 emissions?e.To ensure that manufacturers do not optimise vehicles for the RDE test? Will Member States test cars in circulation beyond RDE parameters?More than two years after the Commission decided to open infringement proceedings against Germany, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and Italy, the procedure has still not progressed beyond the very first stage, since some Member States would appear not to be cooperating sincerely with the Commission. Will all the Member States concerned cooperate fully and transmit to the Commission all the information needed to complete the procedure?What follow-up measures have Member States taken on violations of emissions limits and type approval requirements? In particular, why have Bulgaria, Hungary, Ireland, Slovenia and Sweden still not sent any information to the Commission on their recall campaigns? On what basis did Member States decide to order mandatory or voluntary vehicle recalls? Considering that the ECA paper once again observes that there is a large number of highly polluting cars on the road, why, according to the Commission’s latest data, do the Member States’ recall campaigns concern only a limited number of cars from the following brands: Volkswagen, Renault, Daimler, Opel and Suzuki?Tabled: 6.3.2019Forwarded: 7.3.2019Deadline for reply: 28.3.2019 ................
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