He also made clear that signs of mass executions in the province are intensifying. No further acceptance of Kosovar refugees All Ministers of the Interior, on the federal as well as on the state level, have declared that Germany does not want to accept any more refugees from Kosovo. They point out that the other European states haven't made good on their promises to accept refugees. The former GDR Premier Willi Stoph has died at age 84. As was just reported today, Stoph died last week.
Cause of death is unknown.
The merger of German Telecom and Telecom Italia is settled. German Telecom and Telecom Italia may publicly announce their merger tomorrow, in a press conference in London, according to reports from well-informed sources. Last night both companies had declared they were looking at a possible merger. German Telecom is already the market leader in Europe, and combined with the Italians, the new telephone corporation will be worth about DM 400 billion, employing more than 300,000. This would mean that the raise in funding capital announced for June might remain untouched.