Germany to forge ahead with treaty talks
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday night that she would sidestep Poland's objections to a new European Union governing treaty by forging ahead with negotiations and hoping Warsaw will join in later.
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Iran insisted on Saturday an  escalating dispute with the West over its nuclear activity  could be resolved by negotiation as its security chief arrived  in Germany for meetings with European Union leaders.
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Germany could hold a referendum to approve the European Union&#39;s new constitution if changes can be made to its own basic law in time for such a vote, a government spokesman said Monday.
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WIESBADEN, Germany  - Germany stepped up calls on Friday for NATO talks on creating a missile defense shield for Europe, a day after the United States vowed to press ahead with its system without alliance approval.
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WIESBADEN, Germany  - Germany called on Friday for talks on creating a NATO missile defense shield for Europe, a day after the United States vowed to press ahead with its system without alliance approval.
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By George Parker in Brussels, Raphael Minder in Strasbourg and Bertrand Benoit in Berlin. European leaders will on Thursday hold last-minute talks to hammer out terms under which Turkey can finally embark on the road to joining the European Union.
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With a June 21-22 EU summit looming, the bloc&#39;s German presidency is confident of brokering a deal for a new EU treaty despite Polish veto threats.
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LONDON, Oct 23 (IranMania) - The German government on Friday called for continued political talks on Iran`s nuclear programme ahead of the November 25 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency`s (IAEA) Board of Governors, Iran&#39;s State news Agency
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Germany will support the start of European Union membership talks with Turkey if the EU Commission gives the go-ahead next month, a government spokesman said Friday.
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German Defense Minister Peter Struck pledged on Thursday to continue Germany's peacekeeping commitment in Afghanistan and defended German soldiers' performance in Kosovo.
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France hopes to be able to  announce an agreement about a simplified management structure  for European defense group EADS at a summit meeting on Monday,  but Germany is in no hurry to strike a deal.
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Germany is hoping to reach by early 2008 an accord with France on protecting the European aerospace group EADS against hostile takeovers, a German official said in an interview to appear on Tuesday.
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NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Europe expects to overcome a dispute with the United States blocking the launch of negotiations on a new climate treaty beyond 2012 at U.N. talks in Bali, Germany said on the final day on Friday.
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"Europe can once again look forward to a period of strength and confidence."  German Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed here on Wednesday the landmark treaty agreed by EU leaders last week, saying it shows the way forward for the 27-nation bloc. via China View
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel says there is little hope of a deal  on the EU constitution ahead of next week's summit.
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The German government will stick to its  disputed goal of raising living standards in the formerly  communist east to western levels despite the spiraling costs,  Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Tuesday.
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France hopes to be able to  announce an agreement about a simplified management structure  for European defense group EADS  at a summit meeting on  Monday, but Germany is in no hurry to strike a deal.