German finance minister cancels India trip amid Berlin turmoil


German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil speaks during the annual review meeting of the "Made for Germany" initiative at Siemens AG in Berlin, Germany September 30, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

BERLIN, ⁠Oct 12 (Reuters) - German ⁠Finance Minister Lars ‌Klingbeil has canceled the India leg of ​his Asia trip ⁠this week, ⁠his ministry said on ⁠Monday, ‌citing "current developments" in ⁠an emailed statement.

Earlier on ​Monday, ‌Baerbel Bas, Germany's ⁠labour ​minister and co-leader of the ⁠centre-left SPD party ​together with Klingbeil, said that she would ⁠step down from both roles following the death ​of her ⁠stepdaughter.

(Reporting by Maria ​Martinez, ‌writing by Thomas ​Seythal, editing by Emanuele Berro)

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