Новости за 16.06.2016

German IT expert Daniel Lange, who was able to find Volkswagen's cheating software by reverse-engineering, said foot soldier engineers had little incentive to report the cheating.

The governement led by non-partisan PM Tihomir Oreskovic fell on Thursday after parliament adopted a no-confidence motion with 125 votes against 15 and two abstentions. The motion was tabled by the conservative HDZ party, whose leader Tomislav Karamarko resigned from his deputy PM position on Wednesday. Feuding inside the coalition government, which has been in place since January, will likely lead to new elections.

French and German laws require foreign drivers to be paid the local minnimum wage if the drive through the country. The EU Commission launched probes, saying it hampers the free movement of goods and services.

Finnish and Swedish heads will join a Nato "working dinner" at the summit in Poland, as the non-aligned states forge closer ties with the defence alliance.

Labour MP Jo Cox was left in a critical condition after a man attacked her and reportedly shouted "Britain first".

German professor Kai Borgeest told members of the EP's dieselgate inquiry committee on Thursday that there is no technical reason for car manufacturers to switch off their emissions control systems when outside temperatures fall below 17C, as some do. "In my opinion they switch off too quickly," the engineer said, adding that only switching off when temperatures are as low as minus 20C would make sense.

The president of Finland and the prime minister of Sweden will for the first time take part in talks with leaders at a Nato summit in Warsaw, their governments told EUobserver on Thursday. The two non-Nato countries had in the past attended the summits but only for sectoral talks, for instance on Afghanistan. Finland and Sweden are forging closer Nato ties because of fears of Russian aggression.

The number of first-time asylum seekers filing claims in Europe dropped by a third in the first quarter compared to the last quarter of 2015, EU data shows.

It is hard to be optimistic about the outcome of Britain's vote on EU membership, EU Council chief Donald Tusk has said, adding that it made no sense for the country to quit. "I know it's very difficult for us to be optimistic today, we know the latest polls," Tusk said in Helsinki. Recent polls suggest the Leave camp took the lead over those in favour of remaining.

The EU Commission chief tells an economic meeting in St Petersburg that relations can improve only if Russia lets Ukraine decide its own future.

EU institutions agree tougher oversight of imports of minerals from war zones, but NGOs are quick to denounce the plan for allowing too many loopholes.

European Commission head Juncker at a business forum in Russia said he had "a strong preference for pipelines that unite than pipelines that divide", alluding to the Nord Stream II Russia-Germany pipeline which some EU countries oppose. He said the EU was ready to discuss better Russia relations, but that Russia must respect the Minsk ceasefire on Ukraine as well as "international law" in order to proceed.

If Brexit is the beginning of the end of the EU project, many of those responsible are to be found in Brussels.

European Parliament president Martin Schulz will ask EU commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker to put pressure on former industry commissioner Guenther Verheugen to testify at the parliament's inquiry committee into the dieselgate scandal. "It's not looking very good, let's try one last time," said committee chairwoman Kathleen Van Brempt on Thursday. The German social democrat is refusing to appear, telling the EP he does not think he could contribute.

The EU Commission proposes regulating the chemicals under existing laws, but campaigners say the criteria they have used ensures few substances will be controlled.

Presence of Italian PM, EU Commission head and dozens of European CEOs at business forum in Russia despite US warning shows Western blockade is dissolving, Russian media said.

French put in the least working hours in the EU, according to the bloc's statistical office Eurostat. Full-time workers in France clocked up 1,646 hours of labour last year. Finns were second lowest with 1,662 hours, followed by Sweden with 1,664. Romanians have the longest working hours with 2,080, followed by Greeks (2,010), and Hungarians (1,961).

Nils Muiznieks, the Council of Europe commissioner for human rights, said legal changes made by Polish lawmakers pose a major threat to human rights. "Recent far-reaching changes to Poland's legal and institutional framework threaten human rights and undermine the rule of law, on which the protection of human rights ultimately depends," he said. The right to a fair trial, among other things, are being undermined, he said.

The Libyan coastguard told Sky News that the EU's Operation Sophia in the Mediterranean encourages people to risk their lives to seek a better life in Europe. "People, when they get rescued, call their friends to tell them that there are EU vessels only 20 miles from Libyan waters to save them," said Colonel Tawfik Alskir, Libya's head of coastguard operations.

Whatever happens in the British EU referendum, Slovakia's first-ever EU presidency will be dominated by EU-UK relations. But no plans can be made until the vote and an EU summit a week later.

The two countries say they would "jointly take on the responsibility" to ensure the EU continues to function even if the UK votes to leave.

Greek people have the least trust in news, according to a survey of 26 countries across the world by the Reuters Institute. Only 20% of those surveyed in Greece trusted the news, compared with 65 percent in Finland, the highest figure. Portugal (60 percent) was next, followed by Brazil (58 percent).

An IT worker at the Geneva offices of Mossack Fonseca has been arrested and is being held on the suspicion of "extracting confidential information". A cache of files from the law firm disclosed how the global elite are hiding their assets from tax authorities. The leaks, known as the Panama Papers, have led to resignations including Iceland's PM. There is no confirmation that the arrest is connected to the leaks.

Investing €1 in welcoming refugees could yield nearly €2 in economic benefits within five years, study shows.