Deutsche Post WN to file complaint over the €850m owed in state aid to the government

Deutsche Post World Net AG is filing a complaint against the government over the latter’s demand that the company repay about 850 mln eur in state aid ruled unlawful by the European Commission, CEO Klaus Zumwinkel said in an interview with Der Spiegel. According to extracts from the interview, due to be published this weekend, Zumwinkel said the legal action, brought before the administrative court, is designed to ‘finally clarify’ by January the amount the company will be required to pay back.