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  • German businesses in Britain call for UK to remain in EU

    GERMANY, 2015/08/30 There are thousands of German companies with interests in Britain and their representatives have indicated clearly that they want to see the UK remain within the European Union. With the issue high on the political schedule in Britain at present, the German Industry UK representative body has written to the UK's prime minister, chancellor and business secretary to ask that they make clear their support for British membership of the EU. The industry body represents 100 chief executives of German businesses operating in Britain, which collectively employ tens of thousands of people around the country, EUbusiness.
  • Angela Merkel has been confirmed as German chancellor

    GERMANY, 2013/12/18 Angela Merkel has been confirmed as German chancellor for a third term, at the chief of a grand coalition, by a vote in the Bundestag.
  • Chinese Premier Begins First Official Foreign Visit

    CHINA, 2013/05/20 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang left Beijing on Sunday to India, marking his prime official foreign visit as premier of the world's second major economy. He will visit Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany as well. Li received invitation from the heads of states of these four nations.
  • G-7 smoothes divisions, agrees on currency policy

    FRANCE, 2013/05/13 G-7 finance ministers and central bank governors as well pledged Saturday their commitment to tackling tax evasion on the second of two days of talks in the English countryside, British Finance Minister George Osborne said. The G-7 additionally vowed not to intentionally set out to weaken currencies, next the yen on Friday hit its lowest point against the dollar in additional than four years.