Germany's Merkel: Government To Hold Summit On Crisis Dec 2
BERLIN -(Dow Jones)- The German government will hold a meeting with
representatives from the country's businesses, banks and trade union Dec. 2 on
how to overcome the economic crisis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said
Wednesday.
Merkel's comments came in a televised press conference concluding her
cabinet's two-day closed-door meeting in Meseberg to discuss the new
government's program.
The chancellor also said the government will present its 2010 budget to the
cabinet Dec. 16, which will then likely be adopted by the lower house in March
or April.
-By Andrea Thomas, Dow Jones Newswires; +49-30-288-8410; andrea.thomas@
dowjones.com
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