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German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed on the 23 September 2013 to maintain the same course in the eurozone crisis as she started negotiations for a grand coalition with the Social-Democrats.
Just a few seats short of a majority, Angela Merkel said she was ready to begin coalition talks with the center-left SPD. But with animosity on both sides, it was not quite clear who would be courting whom.
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ESO: Background information: Official German election results confirm Merkel's victory
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BBC News, 23.09.13: Germany's Angela Merkel faces tough coalition talks
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ESO: Background Information: German elections launch Schulz towards Commission presidency
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Deutsche Welle, 23.09.13: Merkel and SPD opposition open to talks, but grand coalition not 'inevitable'
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Deutsche Welle, 24.09.13: Schäuble: Any Merkel-led coalition will stick to euro consolidation
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Deutsche Welle, 23.09.13: Grand coalition - A controversial alliance
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Spiegel Online International, 23.09.13: The Europe Question: Will Coalition Mean End of Austerity Angie?
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France 24 International, 23.09.13: Germany’s victorious Merkel to seek coalition partners
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EurActiv, 24.09.13: Germany's path towards new government fraught with dilemmas
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 23.09.13: More indispensable than ever (via PressEurop)
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Süddeutsche Zeitung, 24.09.13: A day of resignations (via PressEurop)
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Deutsche Welle, 25.09.13: Merkel’s potential coalition partners struggle for consensus
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Blog: Open Europe, 24.09.13: Cameron needs to begin putting specific reform ideas to Berlin
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Blog: FRIDE, 24.09.13: Merkel’s Germany: more of the same?
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Blog: ECFR, 24.09.13: With Merkel’s victory, the transatlantic divide grows deeper
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Süddeutsche Zeitung, 25.09.13: Fear of Merkel’s “Diktat” (via PressEurop)
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Spiegel Online International, 24.09.13: 'Merkel Must Take Action': SPD Demands a New Europe Approach
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Spiegel Online International, 25.09.13: Auf Wiedersehen Austerity? European Hopes for Gentler Merkel
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EUObserver, 27.09.13: Merkel's potential coalition partners drag their feet
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Deutsche Welle, 30.09.13: CDU to hold exploratory talks with both the SPD and the Greens
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Notre Europe: Tribune, 30.09.13: Germany and the EU : a new cycle?
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Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 21.10.13: Spanish newspaper coverage of the German elections showed a clear split between left-wing and right-wing views of Angela Merkel and the CDU/CSU
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Spiegel Online International, 21.10.13: Angela's Agenda: A Grand, Controversial Plan for Europe
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Bruegel: Policy Brief, No.5, September 2013: Memo to Merkel: Post-Election Germany and Europe
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Social Europe Journal, 06.11.13: The European Policy Tasks Of The New German Government
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Blog,: CER: 16.12.13: What Germany's new coalition government means for the EU
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Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 07.01.14: German party manifestos are increasingly likely to downplay European issues and reflect negative attitudes toward the EU
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