āBrigitte Zypries assumes office as economy and energy ministerā
Ā鶹ĪŽĀė°ę / BMWi
Social Democrat and former state secretary Brigitte Zypries is Germanyās new Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Ā鶹ĪŽĀė°ę. Previous economy minister Sigmar Gabriel handed over his duties today. āSigmar Gabriel did a good job in tying up lose ends of the Energiewende. Iām taking over a well-ordered ministry,ā said Zypries at a press conference in Berlin. Zypries will not run for parliament in the September federal elections, she said.
Find a BMWi press release in German .
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