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The article comments on the 200 billion euro in energy package released by Germany to secure its own economic prospects. It points out the problem with the with such amount of energy package including greater allocation to businesses and distortion to Europe's single market. It raises concern that the European Union (EU) solidarity in the form of a bail-out fund called Next Generation EU (NGEU), a form of redistribution, might become a standard part in dealing with future EU recession.

The article focuses on the role of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the euro area debt crisis in 2011. Topics include the financial crisis of the integrated European markets, German bailouts given to countries to protect the euro, and the risk of the Greek economy starting a recession in Europe. The economic development of Germany before the 2008 global recession, pressure on Merkel to stop European bailouts, and the dangers for Germany if the euro monetary union collapses are also discussed.

The article discusses factors causing divisiveness in the European Union. The economic conditions of nations within the union diverge widely. Amid a financial crisis the Union lacks a formal means for transferring euros to struggling countries. After many years of contributing disproportionately to European integration, voters in Germany have become reluctant to bail out other members of the euro zone.

This article reports that the European Union has imposed harsh austerity terms on Greece under the terms of a bailout. Topics discussed include the approval of the bailout by the Greek parliament on July 16, 2015, the role played by Germany in the bailout terms, and the unprecedented level of animosity between Greece and Germany as a result of the harsh austerity terms. Mentioned also is the comment on the bailout terms by former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou.

The article looks at German Chancellor Angela Merkel's influence on the 2011 financial crisis in the eurozone. Topics discussed include the sovereign debts in countries like Greece, Portugal, and Italy, German taxpayers' disinclination to fund any more foreign bailouts, and resulting losses for Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Party members and Free Democratic Party (FDP) members in local elections. The consequences of a potential break up of the eurozone on Germany are noted.

ON FEB. 10, ANNEGRETKramp-Karrenbauer,the head of AngelaMerkel's ChristianDemocratic Union(CDU)--andpresumptive heirto the chancellorship--announced thatshe would be resigning as party leader, aposition she narrowly won just over a yearago. AKK, as she is known, was Merkel'spreferred successor; theannouncement marks the trueend of the Merkel era. But AKK also had the badluck to be the one responsible for unitinga CDU split by the issue of refugees,a division laid bare by Merkel's 2015announcement that Germany would takein more than a million. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the political position of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel as of August 2015. Topics addressed include the difficulty facing the political leader in her own Christian Democratic Union party with regard to opposition to the financial bailout of Greece, the popularity and political security which Merkel holds within the broader German political system, and comments on how she is viewed differently between domestic and international audiences.

The article discusses the state of the bank Commerzbank AG as of 2013 in light of Europe's financial crisis. Topics include the status of the bank Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) PLC, German state ownership of Commerzbank following the financial crisis, and Commerzbank's acquisition of the bank Dresdner Bank AG.

The article considers politics and government in Germany. The political damage done to Prime Minister Angela Merkel and her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party by the financial crisis in the euro area monetary union is discussed. There is opposition among voters and particularly within the CDU to Germany's large financial commitment to the bailout of Greece and other euro area countries facing the possibility of default on public debts.

The article focuses on German chancellor Angela Merkel and criticism concerning her handling of the euro and Greek debt. It states she is facing increasing opposition concerning her agreeing to assistance to Greece and Portugal, including members of her coalition government which is comprised of the Christian Democratic Union, the Christian Social Union and the Free Democratic Party. It mentions the growing calls for tax cuts and debate on how large a tax cut could be enacted.

The article examines economic policy and economic conditions in Germany. The global recession has challenged the country's traditional economic policy of a strong social welfare system combined with relatively little government intervention in the economy. The threatened bankruptcy of automobile manufacturer Opel AG, which has asked for a government bailout, is a difficult issue for Chancellor Angela Merkel, since 2009 is an election year.

The article focuses on the German automobile manufacturer Opel AG. The company has been a subsidiary of General Motors Corp. (GM) since 1929. GM has offered to sell up to 50 percent of its stake in Opel to investors as part of a package designed to attract for $4.2 billion in emergency loans for Opel from Germany's government. General Motors is unable to finance Opel due to its own huge business losses.

The article looks at German public opinion toward the eurozone's recent negotiations with Greece over its financial bailout, discussing topics including austerity economic policies, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Germany's 1950s debt relief.

The article discusses Greece's potential default on its national debt in 2012 and the criticism being aimed at Germany for its perceived lack of financial support for a Greek bailout plan. The author argues that Germany has been one of the largest financial contributors to the European Financial Stability Facility. He also states that European Union subsidies, including those from Germany, have helped Southern European countries increase their wages.

The article discusses the reluctance of German politicians to vote in favor of economic measures to end the euro crisis of 2011. Topics include the votes of political parties against a bailout of European debt, the relationship between politicians and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and the views of politicians on the role of the European Financial Stability Facility and of Germany in the financial crisis.

The article focuses on the role of Germany in the euro zone crisis of 2011. Topics include the reluctance of Chancellor Angela Merkel to deal with the sovereign debt problem and bail out governments for fear of a second Great Depression, the role of banks in recovering from the crisis, and the international outcomes of a possible tax on financial transactions.

The article focuses on possible political instability in Germany due to discontent over the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), a permanent bail-out fund that would start operating in 2013. It states that legislator Frank Schäffler has called for the members of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), part of prime minister Angela Merkel's coalition government, to vote on if the ESM should be endorsed. It mentions the FDP has fared poorly in federal elections in 2009 and state elections in 2011.

The article contends that international economic cooperation is unlikely to be reached during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gathering on September 23, 2001. Government debt loads and the different challenges confronting major economies make it more difficult for governments to concur on a plan. A bigger limitation has been political constraints, with both German and American voters hostile to IMF bailouts.

The article discusses growing support in Germany for a reconfiguring of the European Union's (EU's) institutions that would include the imposition of budget rules over all members. Germany's longstanding opposition to any loss of budgetary sovereignty has been weakened by a debt crisis that has necessitated bailouts for several EU members.

The article discusses the resentment in both Germany and Greece that stems from the prospect of a European bail-out of Greece. According to the article, Germans feel they are being forced to choose between economic stability and integration within Europe. The Greeks dislike the three-year reform programme created by the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission.

The author argues that German chancellor Angela Merkel's position against a bailout of Greece was in line with the Lisbon Treaty. He suggests that the problem is that the European Union (EU) has a common monetary policy, but not a common fiscal policy. He focuses on deficit spending and lack of microeconomic reform in much of Europe.

The article examines the effects of the financial crisis in Germany. The government has been reluctant to intervene to rescue troubled banks, but has been forced to do so by the extent of the losses generated by the crisis. The bank Hypo Real Estate has received more than $132 billion in guaranteed loans. The government is discussing the creation of a so-called "bad bank," a government-owned bank to purchase impaired assets from banks.

The article reports that the government of Germany will probably have to help produce an economic bailout for other countries in the European Union (EU), despite resisting the idea. Germany's economy is one of the strongest in Europe, but it has adamantly resisted giving money to help stabilize other countries in the EU. However, finance minister Peer Steinbrück has acknowledged that some EU countries will need financial assistance.

The article focuses on the banks Barclays and Deutsche Bank. The two firms have rejected participation in the bailout plans offered the financial services industry by their respective governments of Great Britain and Germany. This decision has forced them to raise capital at higher costs. It has also failed to reassure investors that both can survive the ongoing financial crisis.

The article reports on the global financial crisis. Great Britain, Germany and the Benelux countries bought stocks in major banks to bail them out. Meanwhile, the Congress rejected the national economic bailout plan of the Bush administration wherein they are proposing that $700 billion be provided to buy up bad debts that incurred as a result of unsecured mortgage loans.