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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, February 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

The following are major news items in leading German newspapers on Wednesday.

Die Welt

-- The Eurogroup approved reform plans of Greece on Tuesday and agreed on an extension of aid program for Greece until the end of June.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

-- The wages of 3.8 million employees in the German metal and electrical industry would be increased by 3.4 percent from April as a result of a collective bargain on Tuesday. This applies initially for Baden-Wuerttemberg, but should be taken over soon in other areas.

Sueeddeutsche Zeitung

-- More than 150 German prosecutors, tax investigators and police launched raids against tax cheaters and their alleged Luxembourg helpers on Tuesday. The action has been prepared for months. Commerzbank stood at the center of the raid. Prosecutors and investigators searched its headquarters in Frankfurt. Endit