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German minister criticizes French 'showdown' over ICE ban

Christian Lindner German finance minister 2023 — Christian Lindner, Germany's finance minister, said his French counterpart, Bruno Le Maire, "knows full well that car mobility could become more and more expensive for many hard-working people."

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March 17, 2023 10:03 AM

BERLIN -- German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said France had declared a "showdown" in the dispute over the EU's plans to end sales of new CO2-emitting cars in 2035.

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