German leader says further EU expansion unlikely in near future
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The European Union does not intend to admit new members &quot;in the foreseeable future&quot; other than those who have already begun adhesion discussions, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
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The chief executive of Deutsche Bank ruled out any merger with "a very large partner" in an interview published Sunday and said Germany's biggest bank has no intention of being taken over.
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The head of Germany's opposition conservatives has urged politically like-minded European Union leaders to deny Turkey full membership of the bloc.
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The 15-year EU arms embargo on China is to continue at least into next year, despite a call yesterday from the German Chancellor, Gerhard SchrÃ¶der for the ban to be lifted.
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Germany&#39;s defense minister suggested Wednesday that his country might one day send troops to Iraq, but Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder played down those remarks and said it would not happen.
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Germany's economy, Europe's largest, expanded at the slowest pace in more than a year in the third quarter as increased investment in machinery failed to offset a drop in exports and consumers' reluctance to ...
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Bundesbank president Axel Weber was  quoted in a newspaper interview on Sunday expressing his  concerns about inflationary pressures in Germany and his fears  the annual price rise may hit 3 percent by the end of the year.
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Germany raised its forecast for this year&#39;s budget deficit, saying declining tax income and increased spending on the unemployed will push the shortfall further beyond European Union limits for a third straight year.
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MUNICH, Germany  - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has no plans to boost the number of German troops in Afghanistan or shift them to other parts of the country despite mounting U.S. pressure, a government spokesman said on Saturday.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder vowed Wednesday to continue reforms despite rising discontent and waves of protests.
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Germany, the biggest eurozone economy, risks running foul of the EU's tight budget rules again next year, even if Berlin insists it will be able to meet its deficit commitments in 2005, the Bundesbank warned.
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The French and German leaders avoid setting a deadline for Turkey to comply with EU demands.
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Germany's lack of progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions is holding back international efforts to combat global warming, the European Union's Environment Commissioner was quoted as saying on Sunday.Comment
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German Finance Minister Hans Eichel declined to provide additional comment on currencies when pressed at the closing news conference of a G20 meeting of rich and developing countries in Berlin on Sunday.
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Bundesbank president Axel Weber was quoted in a newspaper interview on Sunday expressing his concerns about inflationary pressures in Germany and his fears the annual price rise may hit 3 percent by the end of the year.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany is no longer "the sick man of Europe" after growing at its fastest rate since 2001.
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Economic growth could reach 2.5 percent this year, a German minister said in remarks published Sunday, among the most optimistic forecasts yet for Europe's largest economy.