Lower Saxony owns 11.8% of its shares and has 20% voting rights. Weil is also a member of the supervisory board at VW which is in the midst of slashing costs by cutting capacity and jobs.

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German Minister President of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil speaks during the opening of Canada's booth at the Hannover Messe, which has Canada as this year's partner country for one of the world's ...

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BERLIN (Reuters) - Veteran German Social Democrat (SPD) Stephan Weil will stand down as premier of the state of Lower Saxony in May after 12 years in office, several German media, including local ...

Sky Germany are reporting that Oliver Glasner is a central candidate for the vacant RB Leipzig head coach position next ...