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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, May 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

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

Sueddeutsche Zeitung:

-- The German government led by Chancellor Angela Merkel tricked the public into believing that the United States was prepared to sign a "no-spy agreement" with Germany ahead of elections in 2013. According to documents obtained by Sueddeutsche Zeitung in collaboration with German broadcasters NDR and WDR, the government knew since August 7, 2013 that the U.S. administration had not given any agreement to a no-spy treaty, yet government representatives announced later that Washington had offered to create such a deal with Germany.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:

-- German authorities have reintroduced border controls nearly two weeks before the G7 leaders gather in southern German state of Bavaria.

Die Welt:

-- Experts believe that the German government will inevitably have to abandon its ambitious goal of putting one million electric cars on Germany's roads by 2020. Although German carmakers have launched a number of new e-models in recent months, drivers are losing interest in electric cars. Endit