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January 19th, 2007

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Merkel Lets the Cat Officially Out of the Bag

Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel started off Germany’s term as EU president by officially saying what everyone has been.

GERMAN CHANCELLOR CALLS FOR ‘RELIABLE RELATIONSWITH RUSSIA
In a major speech at the start of the German EU Presidency, Chancellor Angela Merkel told the European Parliament in Strasbourg on January 17 that the EU needs “reliable relations” with Russia, German media reported. She added that “we cannot ignore issues like freedom of the press, civil liberties, or conflicts in Russia’s neighboring countries” in dealing with Moscow.

Únreliability is a hard reputation to shake, even with immense reserves of oil and gas.

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Atlantic Review
January 19, 2007
10:13 pm
American Bloggers about Germany

• German Joys about RAF terrorists: "Freedom for Mohnhaupt and Klar?" • Dialog International about "Innovation Deficit in Germany" • Coming Anarchy about policy on Russia: "Merkel Lets the Cat Officially Out of the
a517dogg
January 20, 2007
1:36 am
But what's more stable than an autocracy?
Travis Gosselin
January 22, 2007
11:08 am
Like Bush said, "Dictatorship's are easier than Democracy".