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Tony Blair warned Gordon Brown a week ago that his campaign to become the first president of the European Council was doomed after a decisive intervention by the German chancellor Angela Merkel, according to senior Whitehall sources.

Herman Van Rompuy's appointment as the first European Union president provoked fears in Turkey that he might hinder Ankara's hopes of joining the bloc, with some media declaring outright that he is anti-Turkish. Photograph by: YVES HERMAN Credit: REUTERS Van Rompuy is a compromise candidate, but he is obviously backed by France and Germany, so this ...

Growing exports and government spending will help to drive Germany along a recovery path next year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday.

BERLIN : Deutsche Bank's chief economist on Saturday called for pay restraint in Germany to protect the fragile jobs market.

London, Nov.19 : Britain is locked in a dramatic clash with Germany over backing former prime minister Tony Blair's bid to be President of Europe.

General Motors Co. said it expects to release a full restructuring plan for its Opel and Vauxhall operations in mid December, but did not specify the amount of cuts to capacity and jobs it would seek.

The European Union's 27 leaders were facing an all-nighter Thursday as a bruising battle loomed over naming the bloc's first full-time president and new foreign policy chief.

Seven socialist prime ministers backed the European Union's trade commissioner to be its new foreign policy chief, moving a Thursday summit closer to breaking a stalemate over two freshly created top EU jobs.

Germany will hold off on any decision about adding troops to Afghanistan at least until the United States makes a move, the country's defense chief said Thursday."We are, eagerly probably as you all are, waiting for the president's speech and ... waiting for the new concept, the new strategic ideas from our American friends," German Minister of ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Friday for all countries to fix binding climate change targets next year at the latest, acknowledging that no such deal is likely at global talks in Copenhagen next month.

GAZA CITY a ' A Gaza charity headed by the interior minister of the militant Hamas group on Wednesday offered $1.4 million to any Arab citizen of Israel who abducts a soldier.

EU leaders are braced for a showdown over who leads Europe, after the failure of behind-the-scenes talks to select a "President" and "High Representative for Foreign Affairs". The two new key posts are created by the Lisbon Treaty, but there was no clear consensus on who should be appointed to either job just hours ahead of the Thursday night ...

9, 2009, in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Hillary Rodham Clinton, on her first trip to Afghanistan as U.S. secretary of state, said Wednesday that President Hamid Karzai's inauguration provides an opportunity for him to improve government accountability and make a difference in the lives of Afghans.

Germany's diplomatic relations with the Americas are shaped by continuity, a clear focus on the US and by the dominant role played by Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Eds: APNewsNow. By THOMAS RIETIG Associated Press Writer the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of an official announcement, said merkel's cabinet agreed wednesday to extend the country's nato-led mission to afghanistan for another 12 to 18 months.

Germany explicitly supports Serbia's entry into the European Union, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Beta reports.

Last week, on 28 October, a new German government took office. A coalition of Chancellor Angela Merkel's still ruling conservative Christian Democratic/Christian Social Union with the pro-business Free Democrats as junior partner replaced the Grand Coalition of conservatives and social-democrats . While the new administration is faced with multiple ...

BRUSSELS: Growing ties between Turkey and Iran are causing concern in some parts of the European Union and could provide ammunition for opponents of Ankara's drive to join the wealthy bloc.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel sees "good prospects" for Serbia's attempts to join the European Union despite disagreements over the status of Kosovo.

Opposition Social Democrats in Germany called Saturday for "amendments" to unpopular restrictions on social welfare, arguing this was the key to winning renewed public support.