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Merkel had talks with Horst Seehofer, head of the Bavarian sister party of her Christian Democratic Union, and Philipp Roesler of junior coalition partner the Free Democrats, as well as leaders of the parliamentary groups of all three parties. No name...
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Wulff said his resignation takes effect immediately. He made the decision to step down after prosecutors Thursday asked parliament to lift his immunity to clear the way for a full investigation into his personal finances. Horst Seehofer, the president...
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(LtoR) Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel, Former East German rights activist Joachim Gauck, German chancellor Angela Merkel, and Bavarian State Governor Horst Seehofer give a press conference on February 19, 2012 at the Chancellery... View Photo »
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Wulff said his resignation takes effect immediately. He made the decision to step down after prosecutors Thursday asked parliament to lift his immunity to clear the way for a full investigation into his personal finances. Horst Seehofer, the president...
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He was Merkel's candidate for the largely ceremonial presidency in 2010; before that, he was a deputy leader of her conservative party and the governor of Lower Saxony state. The speaker of the upper house of Parliament - Bavarian governor Horst...
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Social Union party, a key member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s governing coalition, almost derailed Germany’s contribution to a European bailout fund because Bavarians do not abide debt. “We are not prepared to accept zero debt here and total...
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(LtoR) Co-leader of the German Green party Claudia Roth, Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel, Former East German rights activist Joachim Gauck, German chancellor Angela Merkel, Bavarian State Governor Horst Seehofer and German Economy... View Photo »
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Finland, one of four AAA-rated euro members, last year became the only nation in the currency bloc to secure extra assurances that its commitments to a second Greek rescue be repaid by insisting on collateral. Horst Seehofer, the head of the Christian...
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Cracks in Agreement in Greece, Finland, Germany, France; Of Duct Tape, Glue, Rubber Bands
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However, the previous collateral proposal was so watered down as to be meaningless. What happens this time, may or may not be the same story. German Head of CSU Party Seeks Referendum on Euro Seehofer calls for people's vote on euro Horst Seehofer, the...
About Horst Seehofer
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Horst Lorenz Seehofer (born July 4, 1949 in Ingolstadt) is a German politician (CSU). He was Federal Minister for Health and Social Security from 1992 to 1998 and now serves as Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection in the cabinet of Angela Merkel. Full Article
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Bavarian State premier Horst Seehofer presides over a session of the Bundesrat, as the new president of the German upper house of parliament in Berlin November 4, 2011.
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Bavarian State premier Horst Seehofer (top) delivers his inaugural speech on his first day as President of the Bundesrat during a session of the German upper house of parliament in Berlin November 4, 2011.
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State Premiers Reiner Haseloff (2nd R) of Saxony-Anhalt and Stanislaw Tillich of Saxony congratulate Bavarian State premier Horst Seehofer (L) on his first day as President of the Bundesrat before a session of the German upper house of parliament in Berlin November 4, 2011.
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Bavarian state premier and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) Horst Seehofer (R) smiles during the nomination of the new Bavarian Finance Minister Markus Soeder in Munich, November 3, 2011.
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State premiers Horst Seehofer of Bavaria (R), and Stanislav Tillich of Saxony are pictured during the Prime Minister's conference in Luebeck, October 27, 2011.
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State premiers Horst Seehofer of Bavaria, Jens Boehrnsen of Bremen, Reiner Haseloff of Sachsen-Anhalt, Hannelore Kraft of Northrhine-Westphalia, Stanislaw Tillich of Saxony, Erwin Sellering of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Olaf Scholz of Hamburg, Matthias Platzeck of Brandenburg, David McAllister...
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Bavarian state premier and leader of the Christian Social Union party (CSU) Horst Seehofer arrives for a CSU board meeting in Munich October 17, 2011.
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Bavaria's State governor Horst Seehofer (R) listens to German Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer who has been elected as CSU vice-chairman during the party congress of the German Christian Social Union Party (CSU) in Nuremberg, southern Germany, on October 8, 2011. Seehofer has been...
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Bavaria's State governor Horst Seehofer (R) shakes hands with German Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer to congratulate him for his election as CSU vice-chairman during the party congress of the German Christian Social Union Party (CSU) in Nuremberg, southern Germany, on October 8, 2011.
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Bavaria's State governor Horst Seehofer speaks during the party congress of the German Christian Social Union Party (CSU) in Nuremberg, southern Germany, on October 8, 2011. Seehofer has been reelected as the CSU party's leader.
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Bavaria's State governor Horst Seehofer waves after during the party congress of the German Christian Social Union Party (CSU) in Nuremberg, southern Germany, on October 8, 2011. The congress on the party's future in the European politics takes place until October 8.
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Bavarian State Governor and Chairman of German Christian Social Union party, CSU, Horst Seehofer, right, looks on as German Chancellor Angela Merkel waves after her speech at the party convention of the CSU in Nuremberg, southern Germany, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011.
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MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 17: Munich mayor Christian Ude (L) and Bavarian premier Horst Seehofer pose after Ude taped the first barrel of beer with the traditional 'O«zapft is!' (It's tapped!) to start the Oktoberfest 2011 beer festival at Theresienwiese on September 17, 2011 in Munich,...
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Munich Mayor Christian Ude hands over the first beer to Bavaria's Prime Minister Horst Seehofer (R) during the opening ceremony for the 178th Oktoberfest in Munich September 17, 2011. The world's biggest beer fest runs until October 3.
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Munich Mayor Christian Ude presents a mug of beer from the first barrel to Bavarian state premier Horst Seehofer (R) during the opening ceremony for the 178th Oktoberfest in Munich September 17, 2011. The world's biggest beer fest runs until October 3.
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MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 17: Munich's Lord Mayor Christian Ude (R) and Bavaria's state governor Horst Seehofer (L) pose with the so called 'Muenchner Kindl' Maria Newrzella symbolizing the Munich arms of coat ahead of the opening ceremony of the Oktoberfest 2011 beer festival at Theresienwiese...
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MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 17: Munich's mayor Christian Ude (L) and Bavarian state premier Horst Seehofer arrive for the opening ceremony of the Oktoberfest 2011 beer festival at Theresienwiese on September 17, 2011 in Munich, Germany.
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BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 08: People walk past a giant poster that reads: 'What do these three men have in common?' and pictures former Califonia Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, German politician Horst Seehofer and former U.S. President Bill Clinton at Alexanderplatz on September 8,...
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Bavarian state premier and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) Horst Seehofer addresses a news conference about the future of former German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, in Munich January 20, 2012. Seehofer announced, that there will be no political comeback of...
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Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness (R) is presented a Bavarian certificate of naturalization by Horst Seehofer Bavarian state premier and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) during his 60th birthday celebration at Postpalast in Munich January 13, 2012. Picture taken January 13.
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Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness (L) talks with Horst Seehofer Bavarian state premier and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) during his 60th birthday celebration at Postpalast in Munich January 13, 2012. Picture taken January 13.
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German President Christian Wulff (R) and his wife Bettina welcome Bavarian state premier and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) Horst Seehofer during a New Year reception for public life representatives in the presidential Bellevue palace in Berlin, January 12, 2012.
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Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer and his wife Karin arrive for the opening of the Bayreuth Wagner opera festival outside the Gruener Huegel (Green Hill) opera house in Bayreuth July 25, 2011.
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Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer jokes with photographers as he arrives for the opening of the Bayreuth Wagner opera festival outside the Gruener Huegel (Green Hill) opera house in Bayreuth July 25, 2011.
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Mark Rutte (R) Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Horst Seehofer, Bavarian state premier and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) pose before the annual Epiphany meeting of the CSU in the southern Bavarian resort of Wildbad Kreuth near Munich, January 6, 2012.
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Bavarian State premier Horst Seehofer presides over a session of the Bundesrat, as the new president of the German upper house of parliament in Berlin November 4, 2011.
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