According to the survey conducted by Emnid for the non-governmental environmental organization Greenpeace, 57 percent of respondents agreed that
diesel vehicles should no longer be able to access urban areas with poor air
quality. 39 percent of respondents rejected such bans.
The findings were surprising in light of the high market share still enjoyed by diesel cars in Germany. Despite falling in the wake of the "dieselgate"
scandal and the related threat of bans and losses in resale value, diesel cars
still accounted for 40 percent of newly registered vehicles in Germany in May.
Support for driving bans was notably higher among women (63 percent) than among men (51 percent).
Additionally, 86 percent of respondents demanded that producers recall and upgrade vehicles to ensure that they meet relevant emission regulations in daily
use.
"A little bit of software-cosmetics alone cannot protect the people's health," Niklas Schinerl, energy expert at Greenpeace, told the newspaper
Rheinische Post.
"The producers must improve their hardware as well. " Schinerl argued. He described the "continued inactivity" of Federal Transport Minister Alexander
Dobrindt (CSU) as "bordering on failure to render assistance."
On Wednesday, German government representatives will meet with the country's automotive industry for a "diesel summit" during which they will discuss means
to lower urban nitrogen oxide pollution.
Older diesel-powered vehicles are responsible for the bulk of nitrogen oxide pollution in urban areas.
According to the newsmagazine SPIEGEL, plans to meet this objective will center on software upgrades for diesel motors in the European Union's Euro-5 and
Euro-6 regulatory emissions categories.
Ahead of the summit, environmental activist groups including Greenpeace have held protests in front of the offices of the Federal Transport Ministry.
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KIEV, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Dynamo Kiev coach Oleg Blokhin has announced his resignation after his team was defeated 2-0 by Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian
Premier League on Wednesday, local media reported Thursday.
The loss put the club seven points behind the leaders Dnepropetrovsk in the country's top-flight soccer league, and buried the hopes for winning the trophy
this year.
Under the reign of Blokhin, who trained Dynamo since September 2012, the Blue-Whites failed to win either Ukrainian League or the country' s Cup titles.
The 39-year-old Sergey Rebrov, former Ukrainian striker and longtime driving force of Dynamo will be in charge of the team till the end of the current
season.
Blokhin, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1975, was one of the best players in the history of Ukraine soccer, playing for Dynamo through
the 1970s and the 1980s.
During his career as a football manager, the 61-year-old Blokhin coached several Greek and Russian soccer clubs as well as the Ukrainian national team.
YANGON, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- A first ever Myanmar investment outreach forum, involving Myanmar senior government officials and many Myanmar and foreign
leading businessmen, will take place in New York on Sept. 24, aimed at promoting
international investment in the Southeast Asian country, the forum organizer
told a press conference here Sunday.
Under the title "Myanmar: Asia's Last frontier", the Myanmar Investment Outreach Forum is organized under the patronage of Myanmar Investment Commission
and the President's Office and joined by Myanmar companies and Peninsula Press.
Headed by Myanmar Minister at the President's Office U Soe Thane, the Myanmar delegation attending the upcoming forum comprises Minister of Energy U Zay Ya
Aung, Minister of Tourism U Htay Aung and Myanmar Ambassador to the United
States U Kyaw Myo Htut as well as other senior banking and investment
administrative officials.
The organizers quoted U Soe Thane as saying that Myanmar welcomes investors from low-cost and labor intensive industries such as garments, textiles and
footwear, adding that part of the government's strategy to reduce poverty and
promote rural development involves seeking investment in sectors that can create
good-quality entry-level jobs.
The organizers also said one of the key aims of the forum will be ensure foreign investors that Myanmar's political and economic reform process is still
on track despite the inevitable challenges and setbacks that often dominate
newspaper headlines.
Various major multi-national companies based in Myanmar will have their executives present and speaking at the forum.
At the press conference, Ramona Tarta, Peninsula Press Regional Director, who is the organizer, underlined that Myanmar Investment Outreach is a real
milestone for the private sector, while U Htay Aung, Minister of Hotels and
Tourism and Vice Chairman of the Myanmar Investment Commission, called for
promoting Myanmar as a destination for tourist and investment.
Director General of the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration U Aung Naing Oo disclosed at the press conference that foreign investment in
Myanmar has been on rise year-on-year, receiving 4.107 billion U.S. dollars
annually in 2013-14, up from 1.419 billion dollars in 2012-13.
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