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Chancellor Angela Merkel and government spokesman Steffen Seibert at the press conference following the first working session of the European Council

European Council Spotlight on growth and employment

Chancellor Angela Merkel is attending the European Council meeting in Brussels, where the heads of state and government are focussing their attention on economic and financial issues. They are also taking stock of the steps taken thus far to master the sovereign debt crisis in Europe. more

Chancellor Angela Merkel and government spokesman Steffen Seibert at the press conference following the European Council meeting

European Council Fiscal consolidation and growth are not mutually exclusive

All European Union countries have made progress on reducing their budget deficits, said Chancellor Angela Merkel after the European Council meeting of heads of state and government in Brussels. more

Fiscal consolidation and growth are not mutually exclusive European Council

All European Union countries have made progress on reducing their budget deficits, said Chancellor Angela Merkel after the European Council meeting of heads of state and government in Brussels. more

Chancellor Angela Merkel at the lectern in the German Bundestag

Government statement This EU budget has a sense of proportion says the Chancellor

In a government statement delivered in the German Bundestag Chancellor Angela Merkel has praised the decisions taken at the recent European Council meeting. more

Chancellor Angela Merkel and Government Spokesman Steffen Seibert at the final press conference

European Council EU's multiannual financial framework to 2020 in place

At the European Council meeting in Brussels, the heads of state and government have agreed on a financial framework for the period 2014 to 2020. The total budget will be 960 billion euros. Chancellor Angela Merkel declared, "It was worth waiting for". more