German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Saturday for Europe to push back again...
FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks on as she attends a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Merkel made the remarks when asked about a scandal engulfing Austria’s far-right Freedom Party, whose leader Heinz-Christian Strache quit on Saturday as government vice-chancellor after he was videoed offering state contracts in exchange for political support. “What falls under this is that minorities are not protected, that basic human rights are called into question and that corruption plays a role in politics,” she added after meeting Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic in Zagreb.
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