Deutsche Buchhandlung Sues Minister Weimer on Omission

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In an interview, the German Minister for Cultural Affairs reportedly referred to bookshop operators as "political extremists".

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Minister of Culture Wolfram Weimer had stated in an interview that the three bookstores excluded from the German Bookstore Prize were "political extremists". One of the bookstores has now warned him about this.

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1. “Zur schwankenden Weltkugel” (The Wavering Globe) issues a cease-and-desist letter to Weimer over interview (lto.de, Annelie Kaufmann) The owners of the Berlin bookstore “Zur schwankenden Weltkugel” are now taking legal action against Minister of State for Culture Wolfram Weimer and demanding a legally binding injunction. The reason for this is a recent newspaper interview in which Weimer publicly referred to the bookstores excluded from the …

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The dispute over the Deutsche Buchhandlungpreis continues. Now, the Berlin store, which Minister of State for Culture Weimer had excluded from the prize, is going against statements in an interview. The shop operators see themselves as "political extremists" denigrated.