Talks on forming a new German coalition between Chancellor Angela Merkel's
conservatives and their main leftist rivals are under way in Berlin. Her
Christian Democrats (CDU) fell just short of an outright majority at last
month's polls, when their liberal partner won no seats at all. Seven leading
figures from the CDU are meeting seven counterparts from the Social Democrats
(SPD). The SPD is seen as their likeliest new partner despite sharp
differences. Also present at the talks are seven members of Mrs Merkel's
Bavarian allies, the Christian Social Union. Key issues are taxation and a
proposed national minimum wage. If a grand coalition is forged by the two main
parties, like the one Mrs Merkel led in 2005, it faces the twin tasks of
rebalancing the eurozone's biggest economy and winning the support of the German
public to tackle the eurozone's debt and banking problems. The SPD, which has
not won an election since 2002, has said that any deal must be approved by its
membership. Keeping its options open, Mrs Merkel's party is also holding
preliminary talks next week with the Greens. At the election on 22 September,
the CDU took about 41.5% of the vote, the SPD won 26%, the Greens 8.4%, and the
former communist Left Party 8.6%. The CDU's previous coalition partner, the
Free Democrats, narrowly failed to cross the 5% threshold for entering
parliament.
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Talks on forming a new German coalition between Chancellor Angela Merkel's
conservatives and their main leftist rivals are under way in Berlin. Her
Christian Democrats (CDU) fell just short of an outright majority at last
month's polls, when their liberal partner won no seats at all. Seven leading
figures from the CDU are meeting seven counterparts from the Social Democrats
(SPD). The SPD is seen as their likeliest new partner despite sharp
differences. Also present at the talks are seven members of Mrs Merkel's
Bavarian allies, the Christian Social Union. Key issues are taxation and a
proposed national minimum wage. If a grand coalition is forged by the two main
parties, like the one Mrs Merkel led in 2005, it faces the twin tasks of
rebalancing the eurozone's biggest economy and winning the support of the German
public to tackle the eurozone's debt and banking problems. The SPD, which has
not won an election since 2002, has said that any deal must be approved by its
membership. Keeping its options open, Mrs Merkel's party is also holding
preliminary talks next week with the Greens. At the election on 22 September,
the CDU took about 41.5% of the vote, the SPD won 26%, the Greens 8.4%, and the
former communist Left Party 8.6%. The CDU's previous coalition partner, the
Free Democrats, narrowly failed to cross the 5% threshold for entering
parliament.
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Germania este unul dintre bancherii de baza ai Greciei, dictand termenii bugetari si impunand austeritatea care a creat un val de nemultumiri in randul grecilor. Familiile victimelor soldatilor nazisti care au ajuns in Grecia in cel de al Doilea Razboi Mondial sustin insa ca, inainte de continua sa impuna reguli draconice, ar fi cazul sa isi plateasca propriile datorii fata de Grecia, Scrie New York Times intr-un vast material dedicat subiectului. Nu doar victimele cer daune ci si Guvernul lui Samaras care a realizat un raport de 80 de pagini pe tema recompenselor datorate de Germania grecilor si a unui imprumut imens, care nu a ramas neplatit, pe care Atena a fost nevoita sa il acorde sub ocupantia nazista din 1941-1945. Citeste pe New York Times povestea datoriilor si a imprumutului.
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