German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech to parliament on March 21, 2018 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin. Merkel outlined her government's plans a week after being sworn in for a fourth term following six months of politica
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday the federal government rejects the idea of introducing comprehensive driving bans for diesel vehicles, calling instead for tailored solutions to bring down car emissions in heavily polluted cities.
"We're against nationwide driving bans," Merkel told lawmakers in the Bundestag lower house of parliament, adding that German carmakers had to make up for the mistakes they had made in the past.
