Shaky Germany, France Worry Europe
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Signs of shaky economies in France and Germany have sharpened worries about Europe's less-than-robust recovery &#151; and underscored the struggle to shake up regulation-clogged economies in countries that use the euro.
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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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Business leaders in Germany appeared wary about the outlook for the eurozone's biggest economy, as the German government insisted that the current recovery would continue, even if surging oil prices would brake growth slightly.
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"I'm worried about the growing attacks that France is deploying against its European allies, against the Germans, the Luxembourgers, against all of the European countries."  France faces thinly concealed and growing frustration from Paris' European partners, irked at President Nicolas Sarkozy's strident position towards EU spending limits and attacks on the ECB. via Raw Story
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Business confidence in Germany, Europe&#39;s largest economy, probably declined to a four-month low in October amid signs that both export orders and consumer spending are slowing, a survey of economists showed.
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Investor confidence in Germany, Europe's largest economy fell unexpectedly in June, figures suggest.
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An upsurge in far-right attacks is causing concern in Germany as the soccer tournament nears
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Surging oil prices and the runaway strength of the euro, currently at an all-time high around 1.32 dollars, are undermining industrial confidence in Germany, a key survey showed.
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France and Germany appeared headed for another industrial row on Monday over a French plan to merge Airbus parent EADS with French defense group
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France and Germany on Tuesday urged Syria to stop supporting forces that 'want to destabilize Lebanon,' and said Damascus could enjoy warmer relations with Europe if it helps revive stalled Middle East peace ...Comment
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While the political relationship between the Czech Republic and Germany has not always been smooth the Benes Decrees come to mind economic ties between the two countries are among the closest in Europe.
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France and Germany&#39;s bruising dispute with Brussels over their big budget deficits is expected to be suspended next week after both countries claimed they would comply with EU rules in 2005.
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Germany's Angela Merkel faces difficult G8 talks amid rows over missile defence and climate change goals.
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BERLIN France and Germany on Tuesday stood behind Turkey&#39;s campaign to join the European Union, although President Jacques Chirac of France stuck by his plan to hold a referendum on the issue and said membership negotiations could take years.
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Europe's newspapers grapple with EU regulations, oil prices, an Islamic militant and a French Pacific territory.
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Sharp differences appeared Wednesday between Germany and France after Chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed calls by French President Nicolas Sarkozy for a brake on the euro&#39;s rising value.
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BRITAIN will infuriate its partners this year as it fights to keep its rebate on the EU budget, but the biggest trouble may come from France.