The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Stuttgart - Supporters of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives remained divided Tuesday over whether to accelerate tax cuts to stimulate the flagging economy. Her own Christian Democratic Union (CDU) toed the Merkel line that cuts funded by borro...
War News Updates (Free subscription) | yesterday
From Deutsche-Welle: German Chancellor Angela Merkel affirmed her opposition to quickly admitting Ukraine and Georgia to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) through a spokesman on Monday. Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a political rival who is running for the chancellorship next year, had last week also firmly rejected a US proposal to admit them quickly. In...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Berlin - A proposal by German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party to constitutionally protect the German language triggered controversy and unease in Germany Tuesday. Meeting in Stuttgart, the annual conference of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) vo...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
MOSCOW, December 1 (RIA Novosti) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been re-elected chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party for the eighth time. She was reelected by 84.83% of d...
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been re-elected chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party for the eighth time.
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
To counter the worst recession in 12years, German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called for infrastructure investment and ruled out tax cut until after next year's national election in Stuttgart. The German government will focus on investing in Germany's infrastructure to counter economic recession, including motorways or autobahns building and modernizing in the west part...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Berlin - Through a spokesman, German Chancellor Angela Merkel affirmed Monday her opposition to quickly admitting Ukraine and Georgia to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a political rival who is...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Berlin - Through a spokesman, German Chancellor Angela Merkel affirmed Monday her opposition to quickly admitting Ukraine and Georgia to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a political rival who is...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Stuttgart - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday rejected immediate tax cuts to stimulate the economy, telling her party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), she preferred to invest in Germany's infrastructure. The CDU re-elected Merkel party ...
euronews24 (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Struggling Germans hoping for tax cuts are being told not to hold their breath. Ahead of the ruling CDU party' s annual conference, Chancellor Angela Merkel has been given executive backing for her refusal to join other countries in slashing taxes.
The Seferm Post (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday she is leaving "all options open" to stimulate Germany's flagging economy, but repeated she still does not favor immediate tax changes. Speaking at a party convention in Stuttgart, Merkel — who is up for re-election next year — told delegates that "we know 2009 will be a year of bad news" on the economy.
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
German Chancellor Angela Merkel affirmed her opposition to quickly admitting Ukraine and Georgia to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) through a spokesman on Monday.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
German chancellor Angela Merkel rules out further tax cuts before elections in September next year saying she has doubts over their impact.
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | yesterday
At the close of the Christian Democratic Union party conference in Stuttgart supporters of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives were still divided on the issue of tax cuts. Merkel, who was re-elected as party head on Monday, has ruled out making any tax reductions before next year's federal election. The CDU's sister party the Christian Social Union had called for almost...
World Economy & Development (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
By Brian Parkin Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel swept aside calls to cut taxes now rather than wait until after next year’s national election, saying that her party “must have the courage to swim against the tide” to tackle the economic slowdown. A meeting of her coalition on Jan. 5 will review the economic situation and consider whether further steps are needed...
