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Trial Begins of Ex-German Transport Minister over Car Toll Fiasco

Summary by Daily Finland
Former German transport minister Andreas Scheuer, who is accused of lying to a parliamentary inquiry that was looking into his failed plans to implement a motorway car toll, appeared in court on Monday for the first day of his trial, reported dpa. Scheuer, who served as transport minister from 2018-21 under former chancellor Angela Merkel, is best known for his failed attempt to push through motorway car tolls. The plans were stopped by the Euro…

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Historical Trial in Berlin: Ex-Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer has to answer to the court for the accusation of indefensible false testimony.

·Düsseldorf, Germany
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Center

It is rare that a former Federal Minister is on trial. The media interest in the trial against former Minister of Transport Scheuer is correspondingly high. It is about tolls - and memories.

·Hamburg, Germany
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Center

It has been a good seven years since the planned passenger car toll was stopped. The consequences were expensive for the taxpayer. Could the debacle have been prevented?

It has been a good seven years since the planned passenger car toll was stopped. The consequences were expensive for the taxpayer. Could the debacle have been prevented?

The criminal case against Andreas Scheuer reveals the drama of the failed car toll. If politics had not turned off wrong, we would have one less worry.

·Frankfurt, Germany
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The failed passenger car toll has occupied politics at many levels. Now another chapter begins: For the former CSU minister, the debacle has a legal follow-up.

·Berlin, Germany
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t-online broke the news in Berlin, Germany on Monday, September 21, 2026.
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