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Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- German bank regulators can block or limit “inappropriately high” bonus payments under a draft law backed by Chancellor Angela Merkel ’s coalition that aligns Germany with guidelines agreed by the Group of 20 nations.
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel ’s coalition approved a draft law setting standards for bank-executive pay, aligning Germany with guidelines agreed by the Group of 20.
Berlin - The junior party in Germany's ruling coalition affirmed Monday plans to challenge German Chancellor Angela Merkel more aggressively over fiscal and health policy. The Merkel government has squabbled for three months over key policies. The pr...
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel ’s Cabinet approved the deployment of 500 additional German troops to Afghanistan, stepping up efforts to stabilize President Hamid Karzai ’s government against a Taliban-led insurgency.
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- German plans to extend the running time of nuclear-power plants split Chancellor Angela Merkel ’s government after her environment minister suggested a 40-year limit on their operating life.
Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- German officials are considering assistance for Greece after the country’s fiscal woes threatened the stability of the euro and financial markets, two lawmakers from Chancellor Angela Merkel ’s governing coalition said.
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- German lawmakers are considering financial assistance for Greece, said Michael Meister, a legislator from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats.
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Germany’s coalition government has agreed to delay by two months cuts to subsidized rates for solar power from rooftop panels, said Joachim Pfeiffer, energy spokesman in parliament for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats.
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Germany is considering assistance for Greece after the country’s fiscal woes threatened the stability of the euro and financial markets, two lawmakers from Chancellor Angela Merkel ’s governing coalition said.
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition may have to raise spending by billions of euros after Germany’s highest court said social welfare payments to the long-term unemployed and their families are too low.
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government may have to raise spending by billions of euros after Germany’s highest court challenged the way it calculates social welfare to the long-term unemployed and their families.
About 100 days ago, Angela Merkel started a second term as chancellor, armed with a new center-right government coalition and an admonition for Germany.
(RTTNews) - The German Cabinet approved on Tuesday Chancellor Angela Merkel's plans to increase the authorized limit for the German troop contingent in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 5,350, stepping up efforts to stabilize President Hamid Karzai's government against a Taliban-led insurgency.
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel ’s party aims to propose a levy on German banks by mid-year as Group of Seven countries seek ways to make banks cover more of the cost of the financial crisis, a senior lawmaker said.
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet approved plans to increase the authorized limit for the German troop contingent in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 5,350 on Tuesday, government sources in Berlin said. The approval was the final preliminar...
Frankfurt- A blacklisted author who has graphically described the lives of underdogs in China has appealed to Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel to oppose Beijing's ban on him travelling abroad, a publisher said in Frankfurt on Monday. Liao Yiwu, 50,...
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats and their Christian Social Union allies will propose a reduction in subsidies for solar power from roof panels by 16 percent from June 1, the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung newspaper said, citing unnamed senior lawmakers from the two sister parties.
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is willing to take a tougher stance towards Iran over its nuclear programme, her spokesman, Ulrich Wilhelm, told a Berlin news conference Monday. We will be monitoring very closely the steps of the Iranian go...
Germany's multi-year reign as the world's No. 1 exporter is officially over, with the crown formally passing to rising Asian power China after new figures showed that German exports slid by nearly a fifth in 2009, the biggest decline in 60 years.
Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble will brief lawmakers today on steps he may take to support the Greek government as it braces for a wave of strikes protesting deficit-reduction plans.
Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks advanced for a third day after European officials said they may help Greece grapple with its budget deficit, easing concern a sovereign default will hamper an economic recovery.
