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Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Type: Person

Name: Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Title: Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs

Organization: Government of Germany

Date of Birth: 05/01/1956

Place of Birth: Detmold, Lippe District

Nationality: Germany

Fact Sheet: Biography for Frank-Walter Steinmeier

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Angela Merkel

German politicians discover social media

German politicians are discovering the benefits and advantages of social media in the run-up to the federal election this fall, even though their campaigning is still taking place largely offline.These days, many politicians in Germany are tweeting, blogging ... [Published Deutsche Welle - May 09 2013]

Entities: Social Media, Bundesverband Informationswirtschaft, Angela Merkel, Elections

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

José Manuel Barroso

Austerity policies heighten national divisions in Europe

In recent weeks, debate has been raging in political circles and the media over the merits of implementing austerity measures in Europe. The background to the polemics is the rapidly worsening economic crisis in Europe and the emergence of mass opposition ... [Published World Socialist Web Site - May 06 2013]

Entities: Germany, José Manuel Barroso, European Union, Berlin, Italy

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

François Hollande

Blog Summary

On Friday Le Monde got a big scoop with the news that French President Hollande’s Socialist party had drafted a strongly worded paper criticising Angela Merkel and her focus on austerity, accusing her amongst other things of “selfish intransigence”. It’s ... [Published Open Europe - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: François Hollande, Social Democratic Party (DE), Angela Merkel

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Social Democratic Party of Germany

German SPD says EU can't ditch austerity

As Europe debates whether it can stand more of the austerity led by Chancellor Angela Merkel, whom the SPD aims to oust in an election in September, Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he did not think the European Commission was ready to call the dogs off.The ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Social Democratic Party of Germany, European Union, European Commission, Frank-Walter Steinmeier

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 6 reports

Germany backs bailout

BERLIN - Germany's lower house of parliament voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to grant Cyprus a 10 billion euro bailout that is designed to avert bankruptcy for the tiny Mediterranean island nation and keep it in the euro zone.Of the 602 lawmakers in ... [Published The Cyprus Weekly - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Greece Bailout, Cyprus, Wolfgang Schäuble

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 4 reports

Bundestag

Bundestag in Germany approves aid for Cyprus

BERLIN — German legislators on Thursday approved a rescue for Cyprus as Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble warned that refusing aid to a fifth crisis-ravaged state risked triggering a sovereign default and contagion to other eurozone states.The lower ... [Published BDlive - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Cyprus, Wolfgang Schäuble, Bundestag, Angela Merkel

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 5 reports

Ursula von der Leyen

Merkel party defeats opposition challenge over female executives quota

BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkels coalition defeated an election-year opposition bid on Thursday to set a quota for female board members in a vote that exposed a party rift and forced her to give ground.The Bundestag lower house of parliament rejected ... [Published Oman Tribune - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Ursula von der Leyen, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Bundestag

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 2 reports

German Finance Minister Warns of Eurozone Risks from Cyprus Crisis

Berlin, April 18 (QNA) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble warned Thursday that failure to help Cyprus could send shockwaves across the eurozone, as the German parliament prepared to vote on a 10-billion-euro (13.1-billion-dollar) aid package ... [Published Qatar News Agency - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Cyprus, Eurozone, Wolfgang Schäuble, Crisis

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Top Social Democrat slams Merkel as vote on

Berlin (dpa) - A German opposition leader accused Chancellor Merkel on Thursday of being indifferent to women‘s issues, as a vote loomed in parliament on whether to set a legal quota for women in top corporate jobs.Frank-Walter Steinmeier, leader in parliament ... [Published Europe Online Magazine - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Angela Merkel, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Counterfeiting, Deadlock, Concession

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Schaeuble urges German parliament to back Cyprus aid

The Bundestag lower house is widely expected to back the rescue after Germany and its euro zone allies demanded that Cyprus impose major losses on depositors, shutter its second largest bank and raise the corporate tax rate in return for aid.But surprise ... [Published 4 Traders - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Cyprus, Eurozone, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Greece Bailout

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

SPD's Steinbrück wins converts at convention

The Social Democrats' party conference over the weekend offered voters another look at Angela Merkel's challenger in the upcoming election. The mood was electric at the event, even for non-party guests.After the first sentence from Peer Steinbrück, listeners ... [Published Deutsche Welle - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Social Democratic Party (DE), Peer Steinbrück, Frank-Walter Steinmeier

First reported Nov 27 2012 - Updated Nov 28 2012 - 2 reports

Eurozone States face potential losses on Greek Debt

Eurozone governments could be forced to accept losses on their rescue loans to Greece after Monday’s late-night deal to overhaul its bailout failed to agree how to reach new debt targets for the struggling country, according to documents seen by the ... [Published OANDA Forex Blog - Nov 28 2012]

Entities: Eurozone, Greece, Wolfgang Schäuble, Greece Bailout

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The International Socialist Organization and th... [Published World Socialist Web Site - May 11 2013]
German politicians discover social media [Published Deutsche Welle - May 09 2013]
Austerity policies heighten national divisions ... [Published World Socialist Web Site - May 06 2013]
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Gauck geißelt Steuerbetrug - Schweiz zu neuem A... [Published Europe Online Magazine - May 01 2013]
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Blog Summary [Published Open Europe - Apr 30 2013]
Deutsche Außenpolitik sucht richtigen Kurs gege... [Published Europe Online Magazine - Apr 27 2013]
German SPD says EU can't ditch austerity [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Apr 24 2013]
Germany backs bailout [Published The Cyprus Weekly - Apr 19 2013]
Bundestag in Germany approves aid for Cyprus [Published BDlive - Apr 19 2013]
Merkel party defeats opposition challenge over ... [Published Oman Tribune - Apr 19 2013]
Katharine Millar: Merkel veers away from pre-po... [Published The Gulf Today - Apr 19 2013]
German lawmakers approve Cyprus aid overwhelmingly [Published China Post - Apr 18 2013]
4TH LEAD: German parliament approves Cyprus bai... [Published Europe Online Magazine - Apr 18 2013]
Germany rejects female board member quota bill [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Apr 18 2013]
Gender Gap: Germany Rejects Law Requiring Board... [Published Spiegel Online - Apr 18 2013]
Osborne's austerity under question [Published Telegraph - Apr 18 2013]
CYPRUS: German parliament approves Cyprus bailo... [Published France24 - Apr 18 2013]
German Parliament Approves Bailout for Cyprus [Published Nasdaq - Apr 18 2013]
Boardroom quota for women rejected by German Bu... [Published Deutsche Welle - Apr 18 2013]
Merkel quashes revolt over female exec quota [Published The Local Germany - Apr 18 2013]
LEAD: Germany rejects quota for women in [Published Europe Online Magazine - Apr 18 2013]
3RD LEAD: German parliament approves Cyprus bai... [Published Europe Online Magazine - Apr 18 2013]
Broad Majority: German Parliament Approves Cypr... [Published Spiegel Online - Apr 18 2013]
Bundestag approves Cyprus bailout [Published EUobserver - Apr 18 2013]
German Finance Minister Warns of Eurozone Risks... [Published Qatar News Agency - Apr 18 2013]

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The EU's Rubik's cube: Who will lead after 2014? [Published Centre for European Reform - Apr 03 2013] Next year, EU leaders will decide who will succeed Herman Van Rompuy, José Manuel Barroso and Catherine Ashton as, respectively, the next president of the European Council, president of the European Commission and high representative for foreign affairs. ...
Eurozone States face potential losses on Greek ... [Published OANDA Forex Blog - Nov 28 2012] Eurozone governments could be forced to accept losses on their rescue loans to Greece after Monday’s late-night deal to overhaul its bailout failed to agree how to reach new debt targets for the struggling country, according to documents seen by the ...
How Will Germany Vote? [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - Nov 27 2012] On Tuesday, following three weeks of negotiations, the so-called troika of the International Monetary Fund, the European Commission, and the European Central Bank agreed to release €44 billion ( $57 billion) in critical loans to Greece in order ...