BERLIN – Germany’s institutions are coming under attack ahead of the country’s Sept. 18 election to choose a new federal government. And the Volkswagen group is at the center of the storm.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was a member of VW’s board in the 1990s when the so-called “cronyism” between politicians, trade unions and management began to take root. Many observers believe that this cronyism led to the current VW scandal.
