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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, April 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

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

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:

-- German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel has sharply criticized Greece's new calls for Germany to pay reparations for crimes committed during the Second World War. "Honestly, I find it stupid," said Gabriel on Tuesday in Berlin.

Die Welt:

-- The European Commission has warned Greece against extra agreements with Russia ahead of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' visit to Moscow. "We expect that all member states speak with one voice to our trading partners, including Russia," said a commission spokesman.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung:

-- The German government is sticking to its goal of having a million electric cars on Germany's roads by 2020 despite an extremely limited new registrations of these vehicles. The figures, however, remain sobering. Currently, only 20,000 electric vehicles are running on Germany's roads. Endit