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Former EU commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso (r) visiting the JRC in Ispra (Photo: European Commission)

EU science body did not suspect diesel cheating

The European Commission's in-house science service never investigated whether car makers were using illegal software to cheat on emissions tests because it was beyond its research mandate, its representative has told the European Parliament (EP).

A 2013 report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), whose mission is “to support EU policies with independent evidence throughout the whole policy cycle”, noted that there were significant gaps between emission levels in the lab and on the road.<...

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