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Ahead of June EU parliamentary elections, the lead candidate of the junior coalition partner in the German government blasted fellow German politician and head of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen, saying German business has little confidence in her. Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann of the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) noted that a recent survey of the chambers of commerce in Germany showed only 5% of German industrial companies regarded the European Union as having become a more attractive location in the past five years. “How can you simply want to stand for re-election as Commission p…

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