German Budget Committee fines gov't spokesperson for missing hearing

Germany's Budget Committee cut the Federal Press Office budget as a punitive measure after government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius skipped a committee appearance to accompany the Chancellor at an EU summit in Dublin. The committee will freeze further funds until Kornelius apologizes, escalating a parliamentary-executive dispute over accountability.

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