Germany

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.

The German crisis

The failure to form a coalition government in Germany and the prospect of fresh elections have thrown the European Union into uncertainty.

The continent is again feeling the depressing weight of Germany's leverage in European affairs.

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