Merkel Makes Euro Policy a Priority
- Chancellor begins four-party talks on potential coalition pact
- Warns EU allies that she’ll have to run euro policy by FDP
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives on the third day of talks on the formation of a new German government coalition on Oct. 20, 2017 in Berlin, Germany.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel set out a road map for four-party talks to form her next government, while telling European allies that major euro-area decisions will require approval by her potential coalition partners.
Negotiators from Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, her Bavarian CSU sister party, the pro-market Free Democrats and Greens signaled a willingness to move forward after concluding their first round-table meeting late Friday. European policy will be on the agenda when talks resume on Tuesday.