German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday she doubted European Union leaders would come to an agreement on the bloc's hotly-contested one-trillion-euro 2014-2020 budget.
Nearly two thirds of Germans oppose giving more political control to the EU, a poll showed on Thursday. This is contrast to Chancellor Angela Merkel who has consistently said “more Europe” is needed to tackle the debt crisis.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to dampen expectations over the outcome of a European Union summit on Sunday, saying the weekend meeting was not due to result in any firm decisions on solutions to the eurozone debt crisis.
Germany and France launched a radical drive Friday to unify the diverse, debt-ridden eurozone economy, but plans to stifle wage growth provoked an immediate backlash.
France and Germany will join forces to choose a new-look European Union's first big boss, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday, sweeping Tony Blair towards the Brussels exit.
The European Commission told the German government on Friday that its planned aid package for carmaker Opel could breach EU competition rules - and said US auto giant General Motors should be allowed to reconsider the sale of its German unit.
Germany's ruling parties have reached broad agreement on a bill that will allow the country to ratify the Lisbon Treaty, a parliamentary whip said on Tuesday, removing a key hurdle to a broad reform of the European Union.
The German government has promised more than €33 million to the Georgian government in addition to European Union money to help with reconstruction after the Russian invasion this summer.
