German government cancels federal printing plan auction
Published July 17th, 2008
Berlin has cancelled the auction of the federal printing plant in order to prevent sensitive technology or the details of 80m identity card holders from falling into the wrong hands.
A government official confirmed Berlin was preparing a partial renationalisation of the Bundesdruckerei it sold in 2000. The official said the auction process had failed to raise enough interest and bids by Munich-based printer Giesecke & Devrient and TÜV Nord, an inspection and certification company, were too low.
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