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Schaeuble wants to allow eurozone peers to tap ESM for investments, report says
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is working on a proposal that would allow southern eurozone countries to tap into the single currency bloc's bailout fund to boost investments during recessions, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
Syrian refugees in Germany name daughter Angela Merkel Muhammed
A Syrian refugee family in Germany has named their newly born baby girl Angela Merkel Muhammed out of gratitude to the chancellor for her open-door asylum policy in 2015, hospital officials said.
Merkel support slides six weeks before election, SPD rival even weaker
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, about to return from holiday, has seen her popularity fall by 10 points just six weeks before an election in which she hopes to win a fourth term.
Brexit's true meaning still elusive a year on
A year to the day after Britain voted to quit the European Union, the divorce proceedings are only just starting and European leaders are hoping that the decree absolute never comes through.
On June 23 last year, Britons voted by the narrow majority of 52-48 to end the unhappy cross-Channel marriage of four decades.
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Brussels left waiting as May tries to clinch deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May began talks yesterday to form an alliance with Northern Ireland's ultra-conservative DUP party in order to cling to power after her election fiasco, leaving the EU's Brexit negotiator wondering when divorce talks will begin.
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The European public and politics in Europe
Politics in Europe continues to surprise. Two important elections showed results which were not predicted by public opinion polls. In the United Kingdom, the Conservative Party has lost its majority and Prime Minister Theresa May has now been forced to form a minority government.
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Greek Foreign Minister Kotzias’s interview includes some really interesting revelations
The Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias gave an interview on Alpha Radio, and he said some really interesting things:
M. NIKOLTSIOU: Minister, good morning and thank you for being with us.
N. KOTZIAS: Good morning from Kozani. I hope yours is a beautiful Saturday.
May's record on security in focus on eve of polls
Two days from a parliamentary election that has been upended by a van and knife attack that killed seven people in the heart of London, Prime Minister Theresa May's record on security dominated the campaign agenda on June 6.
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May's lead down to 5 pct as her campaign struggles
British Prime Minister Theresa May's once formidable lead has been eroded to a slender advantage, an opinion poll indicated on June 2 as her campaign was dealt a blow when one of her candidates was charged with electoral fraud.
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Macron's minister faces criminal probe
A French public prosecutor yesterday opened an investigation into the financial dealings of the head of Emmanuel Macron's successful presidential campaign, throwing a new spotlight on sleaze in a fraught election year.
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