London in overture to Berlin over stolen Swiss bank account details

Article reports that the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Belgium and Austria have approached Germany to buy data stolen from a Swiss bank in an effort to discover details of accounts hidden in the country by potential tax evaders.

ESO: Background information: Tax data sale chills Swiss-German ties further http://www.europeansources.info/record/tax-data-sale-chills-swiss-german-ties-further/

ESO: Background information: Closing the havens http://www.europeansources.info/record/closing-the-havens/

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