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Berlin (dpa) - The Mannheim CDU member of the Bundestag Nikolas Löbel is withdrawing from the Foreign Affairs Committee as a consequence of controversial deals with corona protective masks.
This was reported by the “Stuttgarter Zeitung” and the “Stuttgarter Nachrichten” (Saturday).
This was confirmed to the German Press Agency on Friday evening from circles of the Union faction.
Löbel had previously confirmed participation in the business and admitted errors.
"As a member of the Bundestag, I should have acted more sensitively in my business activities, especially in the particular pandemic situation," he said on Friday when asked.
"I blame myself for this mistake."
Löbel's company had collected commissions of around 250,000 euros because it had brokered purchase contracts for masks between a Baden-Württemberg supplier and two private companies in Heidelberg and Mannheim.
Löbel announced that it was a "remuneration that is customary in the market" for the Projektmanagement-GmbH.
He acted for the GmbH and not in the exercise of his mandate.
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