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"German vice-chancellor to focus on economy"

BELGRADE -- The upcoming visit to Belgrade by German Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel is "proof of good bilateral relations and a desire to promote economic cooperation."

This is what German Ambassador in Belgrade Heinz Wilhelm told Tanjug.

BELGRADE - The upcoming visit to Belgrade by German Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel, who will be at the head of a German business delegation, is proof of good bilateral relations and a desire to promote economic cooperation, German Ambassador in Belgrade Heinz Wilhelm has told Tanjug.

BELGRADE - German Ambassador to Serbia Heinz Wilhelm said that the recent visit by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama is an important achievement and a step in the right direction in the development of bilateral ties, despite, as he said, an unfortunate episode.

Incumbent prime minister Victor Ponta, the presidential candidate of the Social Democrat Party, National Union for Romania's Progress and Conservative Party said there are two 'suckers' in Europe whose governments have budget surpluses: himself and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday wraps up months of commemorations of the centenary of World War I with the inauguration of a unique memorial carrying the names of nearly 600,000 fallen soldiers of all nationalities.
      

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Nov. 9 praised the courageous citizens who peacefully brought down the Berlin Wall 25 years ago, calling the momentous day proof that "dreams can come true."

Merkel, who grew up in the communist East, was speaking at a memorial site to the 138 people killed in Berlin alone as they tried to flee the Soviet-allied state.

Germany kicks off celebrations Friday marking the 25th anniversary of the epochal fall of the Berlin Wall, set to culminate with rock stars and veteran freedom activists joining a millions-strong crowd.
      

“What we have today is a story based on speculation about what [German Chancellor] Angela Merkel might have said about something [British Prime Minster] David Cameron might say in the future,” said David Davis, a prominent Conservative member of parliament, in London on Sunday. So no big deal, then?

The Greek government felt encouraged Tuesday by European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici (photo) pointing to the December 8 Eurogroup as a key date for deciding how Greece’s relationship with the troika should evolve.

The German Federal Government has suggested that it considers a British exit from the EU as a possibility.