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FACTBOX: Five facts on former German labor minister Jung
(Reuters) - Germany's Franz Josef Jung stepped down as labor minister Friday amid a controversy over reports the military withheld details about a deadly air strike in Afghanistan when Jung was defense minister. Full Article
Germany attacks Israel settlement plan before visit
BERLIN, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Germany on Monday criticised Israeli plans to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank, in unusually explicit terms a week before the two countries' leaders meet in Berlin. The comments, made by Chancellor Angela Merkel's ... Full Article
Merkel, Obama agree to liaise on Opel, Germany says
BERLIN, Nov 5 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has agreed with U.S. President Barack Obama to coordinate on the future of Opel after General Motors' [GM.UL] surprise decision to keep the unit, a German government spokesman said on Thursday. ... Full Article
GM Europe chief sees "massive cuts" at Opel-paper
BERLIN, Nov 4 (Reuters) - General Motors' [GM.UL] Europe head Carl-Peter Forster expects massive cuts at Opel after GM decided to hold on to the European carmaker, he was quoted saying in a German newspaper. "We had negotiated a good restructuring plan ... Full Article
GM Europe chief sees "massive cuts" at Opel: report
BERLIN (Reuters) - General Motors' <GM.UL> Europe head Carl-Peter Forster expects massive cuts at Opel after GM decided to hold on to the European carmaker, he was quoted saying in a German newspaper. "We had negotiated a good restructuring plan ... Full Article
No remorse from Stasi as Berlin marks fall of Wall
BERLIN (Reuters) - For thousands of former employees of Communist East Germany's loathed Stasi secret police, next week's 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall is no cause for celebration. Full Article
German Protestants pick woman to head church
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Protestants on Wednesday elected Margot Kaessmann, a divorcee and the Lutheran bishop of Hanover, to lead them, the first woman to take the post and only the third woman to head a major Christian church. Full Article
Merkel sworn in, policy plans criticized
BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel faced new criticism of her economic plans on Wednesday as she began her second term as German chancellor. Full Article
German coalition parties set deal on health system
BERLIN, Oct 23 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) agreed on Friday on how to tackle future financing of the health system, removing a big obstacle to a centre-right coalition deal. Under ... Full Article
German parties set coalition deadline amid tax row
* Parties aim for centre-right coalition deal this week * Merkel's conservatives, FDP still differ on tax cut detail * Supplementary budget under consideration (Recasts after talks) By Andreas Moeser and Matthias Sobolewski BERLIN, Oct 18 (Reuters) ... Full Article
