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AFP - A panel of top German economists, which has slammed the country's huge public debt, says Chancellor Angela Merkel's new government should take back its "gift baskets" of tax relief, a German weekly reported. Full Article at France 24
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By Marcus Walker BERLIN -- Guido Westerwelle is making his first mark as Germany's new foreign minister by blocking a controversial appointment by the lobby of Germans expelled from Eastern Europe after World War II -- a move that puts Chancellor... Full Article at Wall Street Journal
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Listening to Justin Webb stuttering himself into silence on Today yesterday morning was a reminder of how poorly trained London-based journalists are on how Europe works. Full Article at The Independent
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Tony Blair knew the game was up a week ago. He admitted it in telephone calls to Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel. It was clear that the job described as "President of Europe" was going to be nothing of the sort. Full Article at The Independent
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Tony Blair warned Gordon Brown a week ago that his campaign to become the first president of the European Council was doomed after a decisive intervention by the German chancellor Angela Merkel, according to senior Whitehall sources. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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For the second time in a week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on all countries to fix binding targets for cutting carbon emissions by the first half of next year at the latest. Full Article at VNUNet.com
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Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Germany’s medium-sized industrial companies, the backbone of the economy, are threatened by a looming credit crunch that’s forcing the government to consider extra rescue measures, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said. Full Article at Bloomberg.com
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Ahead of a difficult summit to appoint an EU president and foreign affairs chief, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen met briefly to discuss last-minute tactics to ensure... Full Article at EurActive.com
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Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government will appoint a commissioner for “electric mobility” to promote the development of electric cars, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported. Full Article at Bloomberg.com
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for all countries to fix binding climate change targets next year at the latest. Full Article at Taiwan News
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The German and French leaders have thrown their backing behind a climate change agreement in Copenhagen. Full Article at Environmental Data Interactive
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Baroness Cathy Ashton, the EU's foreign minister. Margaret Thatcher is Britain's only female politician to have risen higher. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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(EDITORS: This story may not be used on your Web site unless also published in your print edition) LONDON - European Union leaders on Thursday selected Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the first president of the 27-nation bloc. Full Article at Ventura County Star
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for all countries to fix binding climate change targets next year at the latest, acknowledging that no such deal is likely at global talks in Copenhagen next month. Full Article at Sydney Morning Herald
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called once again for binding rules to cut carbon pollution at climate talks in Copenhagen next month, a target endorsed on Thursday by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Full Article at Reuters
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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European Union heads of state prepared for a potentially long night of negotiations and bickering Thursday in an effort to end a contentious debate over who should serve as the 27-nation bloc's first president. Full Article at MarketWatch
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BRUSSELS - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Friday for all countries to fix binding climate change targets next year at the latest, acknowledging that no such deal is likely at global talks in Copenhagen next month. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor
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BRUSSELS — The European Union's 27 leaders were facing an all-nighter Thursday as a bruising battle loomed over naming the bloc's first full-time president and new foreign policy chief. Full Article at Huffington Post
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BRUSSELS: European leaders gathered Thursday to choose a first-ever EU president with little sign of consensus, amid fears they could miss a historic opportunity to boost the bloc's clout on the world stage. Full Article at Dawn
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"We are not of the same opinion," said Reinfeldt. He is overseeing a momentous task, a meeting of 27 disparate EU members trying to name continentwide bosses before the EU's new reform treaty comes into force in less than two weeks, on Dec. 1. Full Article at The State
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin November 10, 2009. Merkel called on US car giant General Motors to foot the bill for restructuring its troubled European subsidiary Opel after it decided to keep the unit rather than sell it.
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BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) points on as German President Horst Koehler gestures on a reception at Bellevue Castle on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
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BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and spectators watch as giant, painted styrofoam dominoes topple along the route of the former Berlin Wall near the Brandenburg Gate on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
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Global cooperation is at the essence of the Copenhagen conference
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Should German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her 26 colleagues from the European Union follow this example this evening in Brussels, there would not be much left to talk about. Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker would get the job of first permanent president of the EU. And the British foreign...
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We have started this year in a difficult financial crisis ... We in the G20 have agreed to cooperate internationally. But that would not count for much if we were to fail at the climate conference.
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It is a caricature of democracy. We have the feeling that the 27, especially (German Chancellor) Angela Merkel and (French President) Nicolas Sarkozy are looking for people who won't overshadow them
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The political commitment to that should and must come in Copenhagen
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The guest list in Berlin is an impressive one. Chancellor Angela Merkel is expecting numerous world leaders to attend, including French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, among others. Surely it is an honour to be a part of it
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We will make it very clear that we continue to keep ambitious goals for Copenhagen ... We must do everything in our power to see to it that a binding agreement is reached.
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Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel are not terribly enthusiastic. (Italian Prime Minister) Silvio Berlusconi remains his strongest backer
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Germany sees Serbia's EU prospects very clearly, and we will be working together on that
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The German people have dissolved a marriage of convenience and Angela Merkel can return to her plans from 2005 to form a non-socialist government with the liberals
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For months, the General Motors was not in a position even to nearly fulfil its responsibility towards Opel
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President Hamid Karzai congratulates Madam Angela Merkel on wining the parliamentary election held Sunday and hoped that relations between Afghanistan and Germany would further develop under her leadership
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For us, Nov. 11 is a day of peace in Europe and the fall of the wall is a day of freedom
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This is an evening in which Angela Merkel has achieved her goal to form the government she wants
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It is not only a day of celebration for Germans ... It is a day of celebration for the whole of Europe.
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The European Union has developed clear and unambiguous negotiating positions. We now want contributions from the U.S. and from countries like China and India
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The European Union has developed clear and unambiguous negotiating positions. We now want contributions from the U.S. and from countries like China and India
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We expect General Motors quickly to present a reliable concept that gives Opel Europe and the German sites the chance of a good future
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I will make a special personal effort to achieve this. And of course if it is successful, yes, I will go to Copenhagen
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I regret General Motors' decision extraordinarily ... But employees need more than our regret – they need a concrete solution.
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This solution can only succeed if General Motors carries the main part of the restructuring with its own funds
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A failure of the world climate conference in Copenhagen would set back international climate policy by years
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This is not just a day of celebration for Germany, it is a day of celebration for the whole of Europe.
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This is not just a day of celebration for Germans ... This is a day of celebration for the whole of Europe; this is a day of celebration for all those people who have more freedom.
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The night of Nov. 9, 1989 was the fulfillment of a dream ... Many played a role. But it would not have been possible without the courage of the people in the former East Germany.
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