Political Parties of Germany

New EU president urged to clarify views on Turkey's future

22/11/2009New EU president urged to clarify views on Turkey's future The EU Greens support Turkish entry in the EU though accession negotiations are moving at glacial pace. Brussels -- The EU parliament's Green party on Friday...

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Foreign Minister's Row Puts Merkel in Bind

By MARCUS WALKER BERLIN -- Guido Westerwelle is making his first mark as Germany's new foreign minister by blocking a controversial appointment by the lobby of Germans expelled from Eastern Europe after World War II -- a move...

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New German Foreign Minister on 1st Moscow visit!

Updated on Saturday, November 21, 2009, 11:33 IST Tags: Moscow: Germany's new Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle emphasised strong relations with Russia during his first visit to Moscow on Friday, but remained discreet on human...

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German Left leader doing well after cancer operation

Berlin - The co-leader of Germany's Left Party, Oskar Lafontaine, was doing well Saturday following an operation for prostate cancer, a party spokesman said. The procedure went successfully. In the circumstances, he's doing...

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The German language should be promoted, says politician

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Many worry about the future of the world's languages in the face of an English onslaught Wolfgang Boernsen is a member of the German parliament and in favor of declaring German...

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German Politicians Take Hard Line on Opel Aid

Time is running out for Germany to provide financial help for GM's Opel division. But angered by GM's surprise move to abandon plans to sell Opel, German politicians are threatening to withhold state aid altogether.

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Leaders welcome Europe's new faces to the world

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Herman Van Rompuy, Catherine Ashton and Sweden's Fredrik Reinfeldt With Herman Van Rompuy taking over as EU president and Catherine Ashton heading the bloc's foreign policy,...

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Russia's Gorbachev considers political comeback

By MANSUR MIROVALEV Associated Press Writer MOSCOW (AP) - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies Friday and toyed with the ambitious idea of attempting a political comeback. Gorbachev said that...

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Germany's Hard Line: Politicians Risk Their Leverage Over GM by Confronting It Over Opel (at The...

By VANESSA FUHRMANS Time is running out for German political leaders to provide financial help for General Motors Co.'s European Opel division—or risk the loss of more domestic jobs. Angered by GM's surprise move to abandon...

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Germany's Social Democrats: Archangel Gabriel takes the burden

The venerable but defeated SPD picks a new champion IT HAD the trappings of any other political party convention in Germany: the same airless arena, the same corporate kiosks offering free ballpoint pens. But the gathering of...

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