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BERLIN (Reuters) - Demonized in Europe's media as a red-eyed Terminator robot, a flabby centerfold pinup and a fleshy Roman god eating Greeks, German Chancellor has become the subject of a new wave of vitriol for her tough stance on the euroEurope’s leaders have raised hopes that, when they meet Thursday and Friday in Brussels, they will agree on a banking union aimed at severing the link between...
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lower house of parliament resoundingly approved the euro zone's permanent bailout scheme and new budget rules on Friday, but legal hurdles remain and Chancellor Angela Merkel's concessions to euro zone partners Italy and Spain may make those harder to overcome.The outcome of the vote was never seriously in doubt after opposition parties agreed to back the budget rules, or "fiscal compact", in return...
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lower house of Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, resoundingly approved on Friday the EU's new fiscal compact that sets tough budget rules championed by Chancellor Angela Merkel.The compact was backed by 491 votes, with 111 votes against and six abstentions, meaning Merkel easily won the required constitutional two thirds majority.The outcome of the vote was never seriously in doubt after opposition...
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panel of Romanian academics concluded on Friday that Prime Minister Victor Ponta plagiarised a large part of his doctoral thesis, but Ponta said the finding was politically motivated and he would not resign.Plagiarism charges have forced several European politicians to quit: Hungary's president, a German defence minister who was tipped as a possible successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel, and the man...
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South Korean government has abruptly postponed signing a military intelligence agreement with Japan in response to anti-Japanese sentiment.It made the announcement less than an hour before the two sides were to sign their first military pact since Japanese imperial rule ended in 1945.The country's ruling party said more consultation was needed and it was wrong to rush the agreement.The agreement would...
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures after she delivers a government policy statement at the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin June 27, 2012. REUTERS/Thomas PeterBERLIN (Reuters) - Demonised in Europe's media as a red-eyed Terminator robot, a flabby centre-fold pinup and a fleshy Roman god eating Greeks, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has become the subject of a new wave of vitriol...
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SAIL-led consortium is likely to sign a final pact with Afghanistan next month to develop a steel plant, a power unit and mines at an investment of $10 billion.“Right now, we are in the final stage of contract negotiation. Hopefully by the end of July, we will be signing the agreement,” Afghanistan’s mines minister Wahidullah Shahrani told reporters at a CII summit here.The Afghan Iron & Steel Consortium...
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