Merkel announces coalition deal on health care
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Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday her conservative Christian Democrats and their Social Democrat coalition partners had agreed a compromise on health care reform regarded as vital for her government's ...Comment
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel was holding talks with the leaders of the Netherlands and Spain on Friday as the pace quickened in the race to find a new institutional treaty for the European Union.
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The NHS strikes a deal with German company DHL to privatise the supplying of equipment to hospitals.
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U.S. congressional leaders on Friday  said they reached agreement on legislation to expand a  health-care program for children in low-income families,  setting up a potential showdown with President George W. Bush  who has vowed to veto it.
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton unveiled a sweeping universal health care plan Monday that includes an individual mandate requiring each American to have health insurance. Individuals could keep their current coverage or pick from the same menu of private coverage options available to members of Congress, and the plan would provide refundable tax credits to help individuals pay their premiums.
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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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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced her intention to revive the mothballed EU constitution, The Times of London said.Comment
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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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KELOWNA - Prime Minister Paul Martin says he&#39;s willing to make concessions to forge a lasting health-care deal with the premiers, including individual deals with the provinces and the possibility of more equalization payments.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday hailed a &quot;good compromise&quot; with Poland over the voting system which paved the way to agreement on a blueprint for a new EU treaty after a tense summit.
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Highlights of the health care plans offered by President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, along with estimates of their cost and the number of people who would be newly insured:
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Germany will use its presidency of the European Union next year to launch new efforts aimed at helping secure peace in the Middle East, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a regular video podcast on ...Comment
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BERLIN - Germany&#39;s health reform - which aims to maintain universal healthcare by slashing costs - is working as shown by a sharp drop in spending on medicine last month, an official said Monday.
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TORONTO - Ontario will get an additional $7 billion for health care under the agreement reached, early Thursday morning, between the prime minister and the premiers and territorial leaders.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday welcomed a proposed Palestinian coalition &#151; but firmly underlined in talks with President Mahmoud Abbas the European Union stance that any new government must recognize Israel.
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Chancellor Merkel gets high marks as Germany prepares to lead the EU next year and host the G-8 summit.
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New Minister of Health Gundars Berzins (People's Party) pledges to vigorously bring order to the health care sector, setting work on a human resources development program and normalizing the financial system as ...