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Middle East peace process in jeopardy

Chancellor Merkel and the Lebanese Prime Minister, who was welcomed with military honours
Saad Rafik Hariri arrives at the Chancellery

Israel's announcement that it plans to build new housing in East Jerusalem was a serious setback for the Middle East peace process. That was Angela Merkel's assessment after her meeting with the Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Rafik Hariri. Germany would nevertheless continue to support peace talks.

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Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and the Chancellor with the guard of honour
Germany/Netherlands

Support grows for the European Monetary Fund

The future European economic strategy and the stability of the euro were the focus of Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to the Netherlands. The Chancellor and the Netherlands' Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende called for more effective instruments to this end.

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French Prime Minister Francois Fillon and Chancellor Angela Merkel
Germany/France

European Monetary Fund - an instrument in times of crisis

Chancellor Angela Merkel and the French Prime Minister Francois Fillon have discussed the Franco-German Agenda 2020 in more depth. Their meeting focused on learning from the economic and financial crisis. They agreed that a European Monetary Fund is "a good idea".

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Germany/Luxembourg

Monetary fund proposed for crises in the euro area

Angela Merkel and Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker have proposed a European Monetary Fund that would help should a eurozone state in future experience balance-of-payment difficulties. At the same time they both re-affirmed their commitment to the criteria laid out in the Stability Pact.

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Afrcan girl wearing a headscarf puts her head in her hands.
International Women's Day

Women's rights are human rights

The 8 March, International Women's Day, reminds us of women's rights. It is by no means the norm around the globe for women to have the opportunity to participate fully in public life. Numeorus German development cooperation projects are helping the poorest women in the world.

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