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German SPD Agrees to Talks with Angela Merkel's Conservatives
Germany's center-left Social Democrats agreed to enter into talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives about possibly forming a new government, according to a report Monday.
SPD leadership met Monday and unanimously decided on opening talks with Merkel's Christian Democrats and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union, Reuters reported.
Greek PM said to urge Schulz to enter grand coalition
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has sent a text message to Germany's Social Democratic leader Martin Schulz urging him to join a grand coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives.
In an interview with local media, the SPD chief said that Greece's leftist prime minister had urged him not to let "this deciding phase in Europe go to pass."
German President to Meet Party Leaders on Thursday
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel, the head of Bavaria's conservatives, and the leader of the center Social Democrats (SPD) on Thursday, his office said on Friday, quoted by Reuters.
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German Social Democrats Under Pressure to Form Grand Coalition
The leader of Germany's Social Democrats came under growing pressure on Thursday to drop his opposition to a new "grand coalition" with Angela Merkel's conservatives, with senior politicians arguing the party had a duty to promote stability, reported Reuters.
German government talks collapse
Exploratory talks to form Germany’s next coalition government collapsed shortly before midnight on Sunday when the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) walked out of marathon negotiations.
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Hopes fade for meaningful eurozone reform
In July I wrote that in the general election that took place on September 24, Chancellor Angela Merkel could be "re-elected with a mandate to say no to Macron." What I meant was that the German public looked set to give an endorsement to Merkel's approach to the eurozone and reject the alternative offered by Social Democrat candidate Martin Schulz, who was (slightly) more open to the new French
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Freezing or suspension of EU talks will be regarded as breaking negotiations: Çelik
Ankara will regard any attempt to freeze or suspend accession talks as a breaking of the negotiation process, Turkey's EU Minister Ömer Çelik has said.
Chastened Merkel braces for coalition tussle after vote
German Chancellor Angela Merkel huddled with her party Sept. 25 after winning a fourth term with a far weaker score, now facing the double headache of an emboldened nationalist opposition party and thorny coalition talks ahead.
Merkel faces tricky coalition talks after 'nightmare victory'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel woke up Sept. 25 to a fourth term but now faces the double headache of an emboldened hard-right opposition party and thorny coalition talks ahead.
Merkel faces tricky coalition talks after 'nightmare victory'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel woke up Sept. 25 to a fourth term but now faces the double headache of an emboldened hard-right opposition party and thorny coalition talks ahead.