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21 Feb 2008
German chancellor Angela Merkel has threatened Liechtenstein with isolation in Europe unless the tax haven changes its rules allowing for bank secrecy, in a move that ratchets up the international wranglings over the tax evasion scandal gripping Germany.
Merkel suggested the German parliament could block Liechtenstein's bid to join the border-free 'Shengen' zone of the European Union.
The move came after Crown Prince Alois of Liechtenstein launched an attack on Germany's behaviour and tax system.
The German government illegally obtained a disc with details of as many as 1,000 individuals, but the sum paid, around EUR5m, is thought likely to be dramatically outweighed by the sums the Germans expect to recoup.
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