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Merkel and Abe meet for talks on trade and nuclear arms control

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to toast a new free trade deal between Japan and the EU. The pair were also expected to address nuclear arms control. The German...

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Merkel, Macron announce plans for new eurozone budget

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her French counterpart have vowed to introduce a single eurozone budget and emergency funding as part of far-reaching reforms. They also agreed to reduce the refugee flow to Europe. Germany...

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Time to scrap the G7

The messy quarrel over the G7 communique serves nobody. So why not scrap these summits altogether? After all, the four-decade-old event is an anachronistic format anyway, says Felix Steiner. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and French...

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European allies struggle to curb impact of US sanctions

The EU has drafted business safeguards to salvage the Iran nuclear deal, including prohibiting firms from complying with US sanctions and sending money to Iran’s central bank. Experts doubt such efforts will be enough. The...

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Nobel laureates ponder the scientific mind and the art of optimism

More than 350 economists under 35 are gathered on Germany’s southernmost edge to listen to 17 Nobel laureates in economics. The Lindau Nobel Laureate meetings aren’t quite Davos, but close. The Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting is a...

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Merkel warns Britain it must accept ‘four freedoms’

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has accused Britain of ‘cherry-picking’ the benefits of the EU’s single market. She threatened Britain with loss of access to EU markets.   German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the EU must...

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Modi, Merkel seek deeper trade ties

India’s visiting prime minister and Chancellor Angela Merkel have called for closer commercial cooperation between the two countries. India is the partner nation to this year’s industrial trade fair in Hanover. The German chancellor advocated...

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German lawmakers votes in favour of bigger EFSF

WORLD MARKET – The German parliament on Thursday voted to increase the size and flexibility of the euro-zone rescue fund, providing an important victory for Chancellor Angela Merkel as she battles increasing public skepticism over...