Angela Merkel, German chancellor, is on a visit to Beijing to reassure China that its continued investment in euro assets is safe
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FT on 2nd Feb 2012 (via ft.com)
UK Prime Minister David Cameron received a warm greeting from German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a handshake from French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the opening of the EU summit in Brussels.
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BBCPolitics on 30th Jan 2012 (via bbc.co.uk)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has revealed her long-term vision for Europe, saying the debt crisis is forcing eurozone countries towards a federalist model and placing her on a collision course with the more eurosceptic UK. More »
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EurActiv on 26th Jan 2012 (via euractiv.com)
The financial transaction tax that President Nicolas Sarkozy and Chancellor Angela Merkel have agreed upon is likely to backfire as more member states endorse the British condemnation of it, says Daren Ennis, director of MHP Communications. More »
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EurActiv on 18th Jan 2012 (via euractiv.com)
The story being briefed out of the year’s first Franco-German Summit is that President Nicolas Sarkozy won the backing of Chancellor Angela Merkel for a tax on financial transactions, a levy that the British government objects to and that Ernst and Young say would leave a €116bn hole in Europe’s public finances. But before the City begins building barricades and the PM puts on hi...
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Spectator on 10th Jan 2012 (via spectator.co.uk)
Telegraph View: Europe needs more clear thinking - and fewer summits between German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Telegraph on 9th Jan 2012 (via telegraph.feedsportal.com)
The financial transaction tax is among the issues Nicolas Sarkozy will discuss with German chancellor Angela Merkel at a meeting in Berlin on Monday
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FT on 4th Jan 2012 (via ft.com)
As Greek bailout talks reached a dramatic turn yesterday (6 February), French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested creating an escrow account to partially reimburse the country's creditors in case of default. EurActiv France reports. More »
The latest document released by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy in preparation of the 30 January European summit is a sad example of micromanagement of the EU Commission and Council, a prominent Brussels-based political analyst told EurActiv. More »
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned yesterday (9 January) that Greece must make rapid progress on its second rescue package &# including a voluntary write-down on its public debt held by private creditors &# before it receives further EU aid. More »
