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Merkel vows better data protection

2013-07-15 00:10:46| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she will push for tougher data protection laws in the EU, following revelations of widespread spying on the web.

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Merkel warns on youth unemployment

2013-07-03 17:02:13| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Youth unemployment is "perhaps the most pressing European problem", German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said, ahead of an EU meeting.

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Did Angela Merkel Save Auto Manufacturing in Europe?

2013-06-30 04:22:59| Auto Dealers - Topix.net

In the face of declining auto sales across Europe, Angela Merkel has stood up for most auto manufacturers and blocked a bill aimed at capping carbon emissions by 2020 to 95 grams per kilometer.

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Angela Merkel 'blocks' EU plan on limiting emissions from new cars

2013-06-28 17:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: German chancellor Angela Merkel personally thwarted plans this week to improve the fuel efficiency of European cars, in order to protect luxury marques including BMW, Audi and Daimler. Supporters of the policy, which had been agreed by officials from the 27 EU nations, say it would save motorists in the UK 400 a year in fuel costs. David Cameron helped Merkel block the plan to limit emissions from new cars sold in 2020, despite his own department of transport being in favour. The plan had been...

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