A leading Free Democrat member of Germany’s national parliament this week condemned the 20 European Commissioners…

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Series Details 12/11/98, Volume 4, Number 41
Publication Date 12/11/1998
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Date: 12/11/1998

...for retaining their personal tax-free purchasing privileges while banning duty free sales to the general public. Jürgen Koppelin described the decision as a “scandal”, but a Commission spokeswoman stressed that the allowances were a privilege granted to all diplomats working for international organisations.

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