Environmental groups must be allowed to take German carmaker Volkswagen to court for installing software to control diesel engine emissions, an adviser to Europe's top court said on Thursday.
The opinion by Advocate General Athanasios Rantos at the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union is non-binding. CJEU judges, which usually follow such recommendations in four out of five cases, will rule in the coming months.
CJEU court adviser Rantos backed the German group, saying environmental groups defend the general interest.
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