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Germany voices confidence Greece will stand by EU commitments

Germany is confident that Greece will stand by its commitments to the EU bailout programme, a government spokesman said on Sunday.

Jan 04, 2015, 20:02 PM IST

Germany to introduce legal quotas for women on company boards

Chancellor Angela Merkel`s coalition parties agreed on Tuesday to a draft law that would force Germany`s leading listed companies to allocate 30 percent of the seats on non-executive boards to women from 2016 onward.

Nov 26, 2014, 08:56 AM IST

Merkel urges EU to keep up reforms as crisis not over

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told parliament on Thursday that Europe must push ahead with efforts to cut public deficits and improve competitiveness because the euro zone debt crisis has not yet been overcome and its causes have not been eliminated.

Oct 16, 2014, 16:30 PM IST