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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has described Sunday night's vote in the Greek parliament in Athens on a new round of tough austerity measures overshadowed by violent protests as a "very important" step towards resolving the two-year old Greek debt...
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Those expelled from their parties can keep their Parliament seats as independents, or they can give up their seats. Many may join rival parties or even seek to form new parties. In Berlin, Chancellor Angela Merkel defended the measures. “I think that...
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From left: Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, Danish Premier Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte prepare to pose at the Meseberg castle, near Berlin, Germany on Monday Feb. 13, 2012 before... View Photo »
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We must meet the challenge swiftly, and strike a budget deal without trying to soften it.
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Mr. Hollande also said that he would work with all of France ’s allies, and that it was vital that Britain remain actively engaged in the European Union. Mr. Sarkozy and his aides had no direct comment. But he has worked closely with Chancellor Angela...
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Polls show him trailing by double digits his Socialist challenger, Francois Hollande — whose chief promise is to be “a normal president.” So Sarkozy now relies on two assets that normally are not decisive in French elections: campaign help from the...
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Stability Mechanism, and equally importantly showing confidence in the single currency and eurozone. During the forthcoming summit, Herman van Rompuy, president of the European Council, and Jos Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission will...
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Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt shares a laugh with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Meseberg castle, near Berlin, Germany, on Monday Feb. 13, 2012 prior to an informal meeting on the European financial crisis with leaders from Denmark,... View Photo »
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I think the number one issue in shaping this election is now sitting in Berlin with Angela Merkel
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The argument that by building a bigger firewall of euros, Germany will ultimately save money, is rightly treated with deep scepticism. As one adviser to Angela Merkel puts it: “The southern Europeans don’t want this money just to frighten the markets,...
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The CIC chief Lou Jiwei said that Germany´s Chancellor Angela Merkel asked CIC and other long-term investors to buy Euro government debt on a recent trip to China. US President Barack Obama has outlined budget proposals for the 2013 fiscal year. The...
About Angela Merkel
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Angela Dorothea Merkel (help·info) (IPA: [ˈaŋɡela doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛɐ̯kəl]) (born Angela Dorothea Kasner, 17 July 1954, in Hamburg, West Germany), is the Chancellor of Germany. Merkel, elected to the German Parliament from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, has been the chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 9 April 2000, and Chairwoman of the... Full Article
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From left: Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, Danish Premier Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte prepare to pose at the Meseberg castle, near Berlin, Germany on Monday Feb. 13, 2012 before an informal meeting on the Euopean...
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PARIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 06: French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) shakes hands with German chancellor Angela Merkel (L) as French Prime minister François Fillon (C) leaves after a news conference following a Franco-German intergovernmental meeting at Elysee Palace on February 6, 2012 in...
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A poster depicting German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde hangs in front of the Greek parliament during an anti-austerity demonstration in Athens' Syntagma (Constitution) square February 12, 2012. Greek lawmakers looked...
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