Sanction scandal: Knill group in sight for Russia exports!

Sanction scandal: Knill group in sight for Russia exports!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - The business of the Knill Group with Russia are heavily criticized due to new reports. Elisabeth Götze, business spokeswoman for the Greens, was concerned about the company's Russia activities and demanded that Georg Knill, the president of the industrial association, open the background of his business relationships. This discussion was initiated by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, in which it was found in which a "sensitization discussion" with the Knill Group took place in 2021. Götze emphasized that the seriousness of the sanctions against Russia that has existed since 2014 should not be questioned and demanded more transparency regarding exports that could possibly be used for military purposes, as from the reports of ots .

In addition, it becomes clear that the Knill Group, in particular the subsidiary Rosendahl Nextrom, already delivered components for fiber optic production to a Russian company in 2018 that is supposed to work in the military sector. The Ministry of Economic Affairs stated that, in his view, there is no violation of sanctions, but the "declaration of facts" continues. Knill had talks at the end of 2021 about the construction of a work in Russia, which raises further questions about his political and economic interests, so the standard . Götze is now calling for a complete explanation of the allegations from Knill, since compliance with the sanctions for fair competition is essential.