Merkel’s Bloc Stumbles Badly in Germany; Horse-Trading Ahead
Germany’s center-left Social Democrats and outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right bloc are both laying claim to lead the country’s next government.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Merkel: Financial Crisis Solution To ‘Take Years’
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed for stronger rules against overspending as the long-term answer to Europe's debt crisis, saying fixes for the euro's flaws need to be written into changes in the basic EU treaty.
Merkel's stance, laid out Friday, could be part of what markets have greeted as an emerging plan for more effective action to contain the crisis, combined with more agg