Obviously there is an appeals procedure in Germany, as previously stated when the decision was announced.

Do you now what the grounds for any possible appeal may be?

I wish people would stop grabbing shovels or handing them out.

It is a good thing to follow the first law of holes; if you are in one, stop digging

[1988 D. Healey Observer in J. Care (ed.) Sayings of the Eighties]

One thing for sure, that hole is going to be dug mighty deep after the conference call.

Be well