Sentences with phrase «grand coalition -lsb-»

Germany's grand coalition government is considering ways to enable municipalities located near wind farms to share in the profits of the turbines, reports Daniel Wetzel in Welt am Sonntag.

Members of the G77 + China — the South's long - dysfunctional grand coalition, held together only by the (well - justified) fear of Northern pressure to accept climate agreements that would hobble their development — began making proposals that almost seemed to have been written in Washington.

There were so many committed friends and allies from organizations all across the board all working together in a grand coalition to step in where this administration won't, and make common sense changes to our laws to favor the interests of the people over the greed of the fossil fuel industry.

Cisco is a partner of the «Grand Coalition -LSB-...]

The political parties that have supported the grand coalition governments in many countries in Europe, regardless their ideological affiliation, are parties that share a pro-globalization attitude.

A grand coalition might force compromise on the issue.

Observers say a «grand coalition» between CDU and SPD is most likely.

Welsh Tory leader Nick Bourne (who blogs here) has long hoped to put his Tory group into a grand coalition but that hope only became feasible when Mike German AM pulled out of talks to put his LibDem group into coalition with Rhodri Morgan's Welsh Labour party.

Mr Bourne's openness to a grand coalition - what he calls an «unlikely alliance» - may not be shared by grassroots Welsh Tories.

Meanwhile, Gordon Brown, who is being closely advised on this matter by Peter Mandelson, is not only contemplating a grand coalition in the event of a hung parliament after the next election, but he is also ready to consider heading a national government in the coming months in the event of the economic situation getting worse.

However, the SPD has already ruled out a «grand coalition.»

Julianne Smith, of the Centre for New American Security, said Mrs Merkel is going to sorely miss her former grand coalition with the SPD.

This would have been the preferred option of many Germans, who said before the vote that they would prefer a continuation of the current «grand coalition» between the CDU (and its Bavarian sister party) and the SPD.

Not so sure about chairman Mao, but the welfare bill has ushered the government of the grand coalition, like in Germany.

Cameron didn't, not least because, as previously discussed, the Grand Coalition Labour - Conservative option appears never to have been contemplated.

Mandelson told Gordon Brown in the run up to the pre-budget report last December that Britain should follow the example of the former German SPD / CDU grand coalition which opted for a deferred rise in VAT.

Under the grand coalition led by Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany is looking towards a new approach for their refugee policy.

If the result of the next election is a German - style grand coalition you read it here first.

«What do you think of the grand coalition government?»

10 pm Update German Elections: Andrew Marshall's Live Blog: MERKEL WINS THIRD TERM: «Whether it's a CDU government or a grand coalition, Merkel's success probably gives her government more wiggle room in terms of any renegotiation with the UK... But there's a huge gap between CDU and Conservative positions on much of the EU issue.»

However, if the smaller parties continue winning away votes from those two - as seen in state elections this year - even the grand coalition might have to go in search of a third partner to secure a governing majority.

Otherwise, the current grand coalition of Christian Democrats and Social Democrats, the country's biggest parties, could spend another term in government together.

Another grand coalition could inflict long - term damage on the party as its supporters wonder what its purpose is.

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.

It is, in short, a grand coalition of industry allies.

The Social Democrats and the Christian Democrats, part of a grand coalition after last year's election, have more common ground than Labour and the Conservatives in the UK.

ELDR Group leader Graham Watson MEP denounced the grand coalition in 2007 and expressed a desire to ensure that the posts of Commission President, Council President, Parliament President and High Representative were not divided based on agreement between the two largest groups to the exclusion of third parties.

The Social Democrats actually gained 7 % since last year's general election and did not seem to have suffered from entering into a grand coalition with the Christian Democrats.

The problem is, a grand coalition would look more like a Gothic horror story than a Disney fairy tale.

If two rival parties from opposite sides of the political spectrum decide to join forces in a grand coalition, what was the point of voting in the first place?

In 2013, the SPD decided to join a grand coalition with Angela Merkel's CDU, rejecting the prospect of leading a government jointly with the Green Party and the Left Party.

This week, the Labour MP Gisela Stuart has suggested the formation of a grand coalition government uniting Labour and the Conservative parties.

So while the UK election looks uncertain, a grand coalition is not the solution to opposition anxiety.

It can be argued that in Greece's case, the desperate state of the economy justified a grand coalition, but voters thought otherwise.

an entirely obstreperous Lib Dem Party might force Labour to form a grand coalition with the Conservatives or at least agree to dissolve the government or lose all credibility themselves.

Austria is currently ruled by a «grand coalition» of Social Democrats and the conservative People's Party.

At the time, the SPD had managed to find the right balance between its own political autonomy and participation in the grand coalition, acquiring a reputation for pragmatism and responsibility.

Some Social Democrats are even doubtful about whether the SPD can survive another grand coalition with Angela Merkel's CDU.

A deal with Labour would require a grand coalition with other parties and could be electoral suicide for the Lib Dems in southern England.

Despite being the junior partner in a grand coalition, the SPD thus succeeded in proving its worth.

First and most importantly, there is no clear pattern whereby the smaller coalition partner loses in a grand coalition.

This had previously proven to be one of the party's main stumbling blocks during the grand coalition from 2005 to 2009.

Germany's oldest party, the center - left SPD, which had been in a «grand coalition» with Merkel, was consigned to opposition.

The Social Democrats, who are part of the ruling «grand coalition», scored 23.5 percent, while the Alternative for Germany stood at 11 percent, the Left Party at 10.5 percent and the Greens at 6 percent.

Maybe we need some sort of grand coalition, so that politicians can all take the blame for doing the right thing together.

To remedy that, the Commission set up the Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs in 2013 to support IT training projects involving government and industry.

Will the issue derail talks about a grand coalition?

All other parties have ruled out the idea of a coalition with the AfD, so the arithmetic of Teutonic politics dictates that for the foreseeable future Germany may be run by a succession of grand coalition governments made up of its two main parties.

So much for reinvention: It's grand coalition 3.0 for Germany's Social Democrats.

Now that SPD members have approved their party's grand coalition agreement with conservatives, it's time to decide who will take what ministry.