Germany seals climate, labour market goals
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel&#39;s coalition signed off on reform goals for the last two years of its term Friday, sealing a climate change pact and agreeing to lift some limits on foreign workers.
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European Union leaders agreed a full  package of binding measures on Friday to build a common energy  policy and fight climate change, challenging the world to  follow suit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
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Angela Merkel said on Wednesday a thriving economy proved Germany was better off one year after she took power as chancellor, but opposition parties accused her of presiding over a "lost year" of failed ...Comment
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European Union leaders agreed a full package of binding measures on Friday to build a common energy policy and fight climate change, challenging the world to follow suit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel reached an agreement for new financing of GermanyÂs health care system.
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The plan "provides for the majority of the cuts to be in Germany, with a heavy emphasis on managing and engineering," the company said in a statement.
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THE number of manufacturing jobs has been steadily declining in Germany. That trend could continue thanks to porous borders to the east, according to a poll by consultant AT Kearney.
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Industrial output in Germany rose by 1.9 percent in January, after edging up by 0.1 percent the previous month, data published by the German Economy and Technology Ministry showed on Thursday.
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"The minimum wage is on its way, for everybody. I am sure of this"  German Labour Minister Olaf Scholz has pledged that the country will implement a minimum wage in all sectors, an issue that has been dividing the ruling coalition, a newspaper reported on Sunday. via Raw Story
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Representatives from German carmaker Volkswagen AG and a labor union said Friday they had agreed to increase working hours at plants in western Germany by more than four hours a week to 33 hours, without any increase in pay.
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Companies in Germany's key manufacturing sector saw a rebound in orders in July, buoyed by strong demand for German-made goods both at home and abroad, official data showed.
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Germany praised Russia's ratification, joining Japan, Britain and others in saying the pact should give new impetus to countries trying to tackle transnational environmental problems.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel celebrated a long-awaited German economic recovery as she marked her first year in office Wednesday, but conceded that her government still has to work do on convincing citizens its ...Comment
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Germany is undergoing a surprisingly robust economic rebound while Angela Merkel's divided government is facing accusations of immobility. Is the recovery sustainable and are the country's leaders missing the golden opportunity afforded by the supportive environment to forge ahead with structural reforms?
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General Motors&#39; Adam Opel AG unit said Tuesday it had agreed with employee delegates to try to ensure the survival of its main plants in Germany beyond 2010, while finding &quot;socially acceptable&quot; ways of cutting back their work force
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Europe needs to create 'good jobs and fair conditions,' German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday as the EU's executive arm promised guidelines for more flexible labor laws to promote job growth.Comment
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FRANKFURT : The number of jobless in Germany rose in October, data showed, complicating the government&#39;s already tough task of trying to draft a budget that will respect European Union guidelines.