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EU energy chief says EU to look at fracking this year
ReutersFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Environmental concerns over the practice of hydraulic fracturing to tap shale gas will be on the European Union's agenda this year, EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger told a German newspaper. "It is absolutely right to seek...Tags: Science and Technology, European Union, Germany, Energy Resources, Politics
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Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle
ReutersBERLIN, May 19 (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any points from 34 of the 39 countries voting....Tags: Germany, Denmark, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program)
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Pope decries more concern over banks than people; leads Vatican rally, meets with Merkel
Associated PressVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally Saturday to invigorate the church's moral conscience,...Tags: The Pope, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Finance, Justice and Rights
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Church must help the poorest, not dissect theology, pope says
ReutersVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis shared personal moments with 200,000 people on Saturday, telling them he sometimes nods off while praying at the end of a long day and that it "breaks my heart" that the death of a homeless person is not news....Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, Political Corruption, Vatican City, Francis I
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Germany's Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls
ReutersVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless "dictatorship of the economy", called for stronger regulation of financial markets. On Thursday, Francis...Tags: The Pope, Financial Markets, European Union, Germany, Vatican City
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Alemana Merkel visita al Papa y pide un control más estricto de mercados
ReutersPor James Mackenzie CIUDAD DEL VATICANO, 18 mayo (Reuters) - La canciller alemana, Angela Merkel, se reunió el sábado con el Papa Francisco y, aparentemente respondiendo a sus críticas de una despiadada "dictadura de la economía", pidió una...Tags: G20
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COLUMN - Austerity is a moral issue
Reuters(Nicholas Wapshott is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Nicholas Wapshott May 17 (Reuters) - In the nearly five years since the worst financial crash since the Great Depression, the remedy for the world's economic doldrums has...Tags: Career and Workplace, European Union, MSNBC (tv network), Republican Party, Finance
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ECB's Asmussen: Germany must reform or be 'sick man' again
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - German ECB board member Joerg Asmussen German expects growth in his country to pick up in the second quarter but warned on Friday that Europe's largest economy risked becoming the "sick man of Europe" again if it did not carry out...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Berlin (Germany), Credit Ratings, Lasagna, European Central Bank
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Brussels, Berlin lukewarm on Hollande's euro zone vision
Reuters* French president calls for euro zone "economic government" * Wants stand-alone euro zone budget, ability to issue debt * EU officials and Berlin see little new, but open to ideas By Luke Baker BRUSSELS, May 17 (Reuters) - European officials gave a...Tags: Berlin (Germany), European Union, Germany, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Foreign Exchange Market
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France's Hollande urges euro zone government
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande called on Thursday for an economic government for the euro zone with its own budget, the right to borrow, a harmonized tax system and a full-time president. At a 150-minute news conference marking...Tags: Nicolas Sarkozy, Career and Workplace, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Economy, Business and Finance, Alternative Energy
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Merkel ally wants no ECB purchases of Italian debt: newspaper
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - The European Central Bank should stop buying Italian government debt if Italy failed to meet its debt reduction requirements, a senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a newspaper interview published on Thursday. The ECB...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Government Debt, European Central Bank, Germany, European Debt Crisis
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Soccer-Chancellor Merkel to attend all-German final at Wembley
ReutersBERLIN, May 16 (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to attend the all-German Champions League soccer final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich at London's Wembley stadium on May 25, but she declined to say which side she would support. "I...Tags: Germany
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