German cabinet OK’s $45bn in aid to coal regions ahead of key elections

Merkel's government with the package is seen trying to keep the far-right AfD down in European and state elections

German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze — German Environment Minister Svenja SchulzeFoto: TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images/NTB scanpix

Bernd Radowitz in Berlin

Published 22 May 2019, 16:27Updated 28 August 2019, 10:02