Stefani resigns over 'hyper-nationalist' Germans remark

The Italian government minister who had called Germans “hyper-nationalist” arrogant blondes has resigned at the request of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

The comments from Stefano Stefani, an Industry Ministry under-secretary responsible for tourism, had caused a diplomatic crisis with Germany and led Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to cancel his planned holiday to Italy.