ECB stimulus plan meets court requirements - German finance minister

BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Central Bank (ECB) has met the principle of proportionality with its flagship stimulus programme, Germany's finance minister and lawmakers said, ending a legal conflict that threatened to undermine central bank policy. The response to a shock ruling by Germany's top court last month lifted uncertainty about stimulus measures introduced by the ECB in 2015 as well as about the bank's independence and the euro's future.The Constitutional Court last month gave the ECB..