German defence minister urged to resign

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Series Details 25.4.02, p8
Publication Date 25/04/2002
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On 24 April 2002 Rudolf Scharping, Germany's Minister of Defence, came under intense pressure from opposition leaders and some members of the governing coalition to resign. They suggested he had misled parliament over controversial indemnities to Berlin's European partners in the multi-national A400M military transport aircraft project.

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