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If you want a real Europeen look you will want a long tail and floppy ears, it is illegal to crop and dock in most of Europe.

"Euro Lines" in advertsing should  mean the dog or puppy is imported from Europe, but some breeders use this term loosely to convince buyers to pay their higher prices.  "Euro lines" is a gimmick unless the dog or puppy was actually imported.

Europeen Dobermans (Euro) have a different temperament than American bred Dobermans, usually high drive (active/hyper), which is a good Schutzhund or bite work dog, but not necessarily a good pet.  Their high drive can make them difficult to live with as they need rigorous exercise/work outs on a daily basis to keep them happy or they may become temperamental and/or destructive.  A Euro bred Doberman will not be happy hanging out with your family on a couch watching television.  American bred Dobermans are more relaxed, happy to be with you dogs (velcro dogs), highly protective of their family and friends, intune to their loved ones emotions, attentive to their surroundings but not steadily pacing/working the home or property boarders.  An American bred Doberman is content to sit on you, lay on you, share their couch with you, or just be with you all day every day.  

Euro Dobermans also have a different look than American bred Dobermans.  American bred are sleek, elegant, pretty dogs, with more of an athletic square body build.  Euro are more muscular, likely due to their high energy (high drive) muscle building, their front legs appear to look longer than their rear legs, they usually have a shorter/stockier neck, and a less than elegant look to them.  

Just like people, every dog is different and will have its own unique genetic makeup with variations in temperament and physical traits for both American and European Dobermans.

DNA results will show whether an individual has two copies of the mutant gene (homozygous affected), one copy (heterozygous carrier) or no copies (homozygous normal). 

Blood Clotting was of great importance during War and with dog fighting of the past.  Type II or Type III Vwd can and will kill dogs.  Type 1 Vwd in Dobermans is usually relatively mild.  Unfortunately some Veterinarians will scare people into believing all Vwd types are deadly, this is simply not true, but a hype used to scare and charge clients higher rates.  

Type 1 Vwd is the mildest form of the autosomal dominant gene meaning two copies must be inherited to be considered "homozygous affected".  Type 1 Vwd rarely causes problematic episodes and affected Dobermans are cropped, docked, spayed and neutered all the time with no problems whatsoever.  In extreme cases of stress and/or trauma adverse affects can occur, and in extremely rare cases this gene can affect clotting time.  An informed Veterinarian can use medications and therapies to promote clotting, if necessary, when doing surgery on an affected Doberman.

Details are available at:  Von Willebrand's Disease | (dpca.org) 

Breeders had placed such a high value on breeding Vwd clear dogs that they knowingly and unknowingly exacerbated to the breed's DCM problems:

Research seems to be showing genetic mutations alone are not the cause of DCM I and DCM II.   Many Dobermans develop DCM and do not have these genes, I found this article very informative:   Doberman Pinscher Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) Simplified - Doberman Planet