Talks on German welfare reform collapse

Government and opposition officials in Germany blamed each other in February 2011 for their failure to agree on reforms to the German welfare system which have been ordered by the German Constitutional Court.

• Primary Source

Deutsche Welle, 20.10.10: Merkel's cabinet approves reform to unemployment benefits http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6132990,00.html

ESO: Background information: Welfare takes centre stage in Berlin http://www.europeansources.info/record/welfare-takes-centre-stage-in-berlin/

ESO: Background information: Five years on, Hartz IV social reforms continue to be controversial http://www.europeansources.info/record/five-years-on-hartz-iv-social-reforms-continue-to-be-controversial/

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