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Merkel vows swift return to government work to boost Europe |
2018-03-06 |
[ARABNEWS] German Chancellor Angela Merkel![]() Mom. Now they make faces at her for inundating the country with Moslems .. promised Monday that her new government would start work swiftly and lend a strong voice to Europe, a day after she secured a coalition for her fourth term. Germany’s second biggest party, the Social Democrats (SPD), on Sunday finally gave the all-clear to renew their partnership with Merkel’s conservatives, ending a political impasse that had plagued the country since September’s inconclusive election. "Almost six months after the election, the people expect something to happen now," Merkel said in a brief statement. "We see that ... Europe ![]() faces challenges and that a strong voice from Germany, along with that of La Belle France and other member states, is necessary," she said, pointing to a litany of issues ranging from world trade to the war in Syria. All that "requires us to begin work quickly in the government," said the veteran leader. European partners had been anxiously watching as the leader of the EU’s biggest economy struggled to find partners to govern with since September. |
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