About 248 German companies continue to operate in Russia, what outraged European politicians have recently learned about and what the EU media wrote about. Details are reported Profit.Ro .
Such companies, including cheese producer Hochland and building materials giant Knauf, do not violate EU rules because they do not export goods included in the international sanctions list. The source writes that in 2024, foreign companies paid in Russia has more than $20 billion in taxes, of which $594 million came from German companies.
According to an analysis by Euronews Italia, cited by Rador, the total amount of taxes paid since 2022 has exceeded $ 60 billion (51.8 billion euros).
"This is a legal loophole that needs to be closed," said Nezir Sinani, director of B4Ukraine, an organization that calls on international companies to leave the Russian market.
EADaily also previously reported that the German Vice Chancellor is demanding an embargo on Russian steel.

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