Sentences with phrase «german social democrats»

After months of campaigning, leading to an election, followed by weeks of negotiation, the German Social Democrats and Merkel's CDU / CSU have finally agreed to form a grand coalition.

Lord Gladwyn pointed out that the German Free Democrats were in coalition with the German Social Democrats.

[63] Hayek was defended by Professor Antony Flew who stated that the German Social Democrats, unlike the British Labour Party, had, since the late 1950s, abandoned public ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange and had instead embraced the social market economy.

Martin Schulz, leader of the German Social Democrats, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on March 17, 2016.

Not exact matches

In his last major TV appearance before the German election, Social Democrats leader Martin Schulz has warned that Merkel's conservatives could erode social support sySocial Democrats leader Martin Schulz has warned that Merkel's conservatives could erode social support sysocial support systems.

Though the German government is notionally committed to the alliance's 2 - percent defense - spending target, it only spent 1.2 percent of its GDP on defense last year — an amount her coalition partners, the Social Democrats, and more than half the German public oppose increasing.

In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel's center - right Christian Democrat Union party comfortably won a small regional election, doing better than expected against its main rival, the Social Democrats, and providing a welcome boost for the German leader, ahead of national elections due in September.

... even if, like Germany's Gerhard Schröder, German Chancellor from 1998 - 2005, you are of the general social democrat mode, you rely on centralized government action too much, and you are not above stoking rabid denunciation of U.S. efforts to fight terrorism and WMD proliferation for your own political gain.

... even if, like Germany's Gerhard Schröder, German Chancellor from 1998 - 2005, you are of the general social democrat mode, you rely on centralized government action too much, and you are not above stoking rabid denunciation of U.S. efforts to fight terrorism and WMD proliferation for....

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In an interview with Le Monde on the day of Hollande's Europe speech — at a gathering of some of the EU's centre - left leaders in Paris — Gabriel insisted that: «It is absolutely not naïve [to call for a renegotiation]... the pact is only half the route that Europe must go...... the [German] Social Democrats would add to the fiscal pact a growth and solidarity pact.»

While the Hollande wish to re-open the treaty is worrying the German government, the leader of the German Social - Democrats, Sigmar Gabriel, is doing his best to give as much support as possible to Hollande.

BERLIN (Reuters)- German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the center - left Social Democrats have agreed in coalition talks to put a moratorium on fracking for shale gas, leading members of the two parties said on Friday.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the center - left Social Democrats have agreed in coalition talks to put a moratorium on fracking for shale gas, leading members of the two parties said on Friday.

The majority of university presidents and the majority of the Länder (German states), governed by Social Democrats and the Green Party, rejected tuition fees as antisocial.

IG Metall called on state premiers, particularly from northern German states, to put the issue high on the agenda during exploratory talks to form a government of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative CDU / CSU block and the Social Democrats (SPD).