Nobody apart from the VW nerds knew engine codes until a few short weeks ago. Well, apart from the EA888 that's in just about every hot hatch at the moment. But post-'dieselgate', the world is checking up on all the VW diesels. Presumably with some relief then, VW has today confirmed that the EA288 diesel is legal for sale in Europe.
The official line from VW is that: "No software constituting an improper defeat device as defined in law is installed in vehicles with EA288 EU5 as well as EU6-engines in the European Union. Consequently, new vehicles of the Volkswagen Group offered within the European Union with those engines comply with legal requirements and environmental standards."
The EA288 engine is derived from the EA189 that kicked off the whole scandal, of which there is no decision on a European recall. It is sold in 1.6- and 2.0-litre forms, meaning it powers everything from a SEAT Ibiza to a VW Sharan. Pretty much every other VW diesel model you can think of used it as well, with eight Audis, five Skodas and five SEATs also using the engine. So it's probably saved quite a lot of recall hassle for VW to know it's legal...
So that's the latest for now, but you suspect this can't be the end of it. More if (when?) it's announced.