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German ministry flies on State aircraft for private reasons

Berlin, Germany - Uproar caused among politicians

Also in other European Countries sometimes they use State aircraft for personal commitments, as happened to the German minister for education and research Annette Schavan, who on last March, 29 would be flown to Rome aboard of a Challenger aircraft of the Air Force for a three-day which the main event was a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI. After the complaint of the local newspapers, criticisms from...

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Rome, Italy, 10/03/2011 19:57
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