Posts Tagged ‘chancellor’

Merkel ‘suggests Greek euro vote’

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Greek officials say Germany’s Chancellor Merkel has suggested a euro referendum, but Berlin denies the report, as world leaders gather in the US for a G8 summit meeting.

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Merkel faces tough election test

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives face a tough test in a key state election, opinion polls suggest, with austerity policies a major issue.

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Osborne happy to reveal tax data

Saturday, April 7th, 2012

The Chancellor says he would be “very happy” for the government to consider publishing the personal tax returns of ministers.

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Tax changes set to take effect

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

Tax and benefit changes announced by Chancellor George Osborne over the past 18 months are set to come into force on Friday, affecting millions of people.

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Merkel sorry for neo-Nazi outrage

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

As Germans mourn neo-Nazi murder victims, Chancellor Angela Merkel appeals to their families for forgiveness.

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Euro crisis: Merkel meets Sarkozy

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Germany’s Chancellor Merkel and France’s President Sarkozy hold their first eurozone crisis talks of 2012 as the outlook remains bleak.

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Thatcher told ‘abandon Liverpool’

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Former Chancellor Sir Geoffrey Howe argued after the Toxteth riots that regenerating Liverpool would be like making “water flow uphill”, cabinet papers reveal.

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Train fares to increase by 5.9%

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Train fares will rise by 5.9% on average in January 2012, after the chancellor capped increases at 6% in his Autumn Statement.

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What is Germany’s vision for Europe?

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Ahead of a key European Union summit, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel sets out to remake the eurozone in her own image.

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What is Germany’s vision for Europe?

Merkel calls for EU fiscal union

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe is working towards setting up a “fiscal union”, in an effort to resolve the eurozone’s debt crisis.

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Merkel calls for EU fiscal union

Free nursery places plan extended

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Extra nursery places for two-year-olds and specialist maths colleges are announced in the chancellor’s Autumn Statement.

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Free nursery places plan extended

Free nursery places plan extended

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Extra nursery places for two-year-olds and specialist maths colleges are announced in the chancellor’s Autumn Statement.

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Free nursery places plan extended

Syracuse fires assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine amid investigation of child molestation

Monday, November 28th, 2011

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bernie Fine was fired Sunday by Syracuse University after a third man accused the assistant basketball coach of molesting him nine years ago. “At the direction of Chancellor Cantor, Bernie Fine’s employment with Syracuse University has been terminated, effective immediately,” Kevin Quinn, the school’s senior vice president for public affairs, said in a statement. Read full article > >

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Swinney urges increased borrowing

Sunday, November 20th, 2011

Scotland’s finance secretary urges UK Chancellor George Osborne to borrow billions of pounds to fund major projects.

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Merkel blasts ‘neo-Nazi’ murders

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the murders of nine immigrant workers and a policewoman by suspected neo-Nazis are “shameful” for Germany.

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