Yes, all that holds true. And "germanic" governments seem to happily cooperate and take advantage of the conditions. For example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens_Greek_bribery_scandal

In 2009, the central figure of the scandal, ex-Siemens chief executive in Greece Michalis Christoforakos, left for Germany to avoid arrest, in obscure conditions involving the foreign minister Dora Bakogianni

This is even more interesting:

https://corpwatch.org/article/forgiving-siemens-unraveling-tangled-tale-german-corruption-greece