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Merkel coalition partner warns against euro weakening
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s junior coalition partner warned on Saturday against efforts to talk down the euro, saying a weaker currency would stoke inflation and hurt ordinary Europeans. Continue reading
Center left ousts Merkel coalition in cliffhanger state vote
HANOVER (Reuters) – Germany's center-left opposition edged Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives from power in a regional vote in Lower Saxony on Sunday, reviving its flagging hopes of defeating her in September's national election. The Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens won by a single seat after a close race for power in Germany's fourth most populous state Continue reading
Merkel’s CDU hoping for comeback win in key state vote
HANOVER (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats are hoping for victory in a state contest on Sunday that could end a long losing streak and set the tone for September's federal election. Citizens in the northern state of Lower Saxony will begin voting at 8 a.m Continue reading
Germany’s Merkel: No One Is Thinking About Watering Down Stability and Growth Pact
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday dismissed speculation that European Union leaders were considering watering down the deficit and debt criteria in the economic and monetary union. Continue reading
Merkel does not rule out future Greek debt "haircut"
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that Greece’s creditors may look at writing down more of its debt but not before the current bailout program has run its course. Continue reading
Merkel Sees EU Budget Deal in Early 2013
European Union states are likely to reach a deal on the EU budget in early 2013, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday, batting away concerns that the talks broke down due to one state’s intransigence. Continue reading
Germany and Russia clash on human rights, build trade
MOSCOW (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel took Russian President Vladimir Putin to task over a clamp-down on dissent and treatment of the Pussy Riot punk band when they held frosty talks on Friday. But despite the chill descending on relations, they signed a host of economic deals underlining the importance of mutual trade which Putin put at $72 billion in 2011, as well as Germany's dependence on Russia as an energy supplier. Continue reading
Merkel urges more far-reaching financial regulation
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged the world’s top economies to push ahead with further financial regulation, saying that not enough had been achieved so far. Continue reading
Merkel’s conservatives reach three-year high in key opinion poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives climbed to their highest level in more than three years in a leading opinion poll published on Friday, but the results pointed to no outright winner emerging from next September's election. The closely watched Politbarometer for ZDF TV indicated neither Merkel's center-right coalition nor a center-left alliance would be able to win a majority. The ZDF poll also showed a 48 to 44 percent majority of Germans now believe Greece should remain in the euro zone, up two points from the previous poll Continue reading
German court seen okaying EU bailout fund, strings attached
BERLIN/KARLSRUHE (Reuters) – Germany's Constitutional Court is expected to give its approval on Wednesday to the euro zone's new bailout fund while insisting on guarantees to safeguard German parliamentary sovereignty and limit Berlin's financial exposure. Chancellor Angela Merkel remained tactfully quiet as the court kept policymakers and markets on tenterhooks for months, delaying the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and fiscal compact to check that they comply with German democratic rules. Continue reading
