Merkel: No need to change Europe policy

German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed on the 23 September 2013 to maintain the same course in the eurozone crisis as she started negotiations for a grand coalition with the Social-Democrats.

Just a few seats short of a majority, Angela Merkel said she was ready to begin coalition talks with the center-left SPD. But with animosity on both sides, it was not quite clear who would be courting whom.

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EurActiv, 24.09.13: Don’t expect leap in German EU policy: analysts http://www.euractiv.com/priorities/expect-leap-german-eu-policy-ana-news-530659

ESO: Background information: Official German election results confirm Merkel's victory http://www.europeansources.info/record/official-german-election-results-confirm-merkels-victory/

BBC News, 23.09.13: Germany's Angela Merkel faces tough coalition talks http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24203909

ESO: Background Information: German elections launch Schulz towards Commission presidency http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-elections-launch-schulz-towards-commission-presidency/

Deutsche Welle, 23.09.13: Merkel and SPD opposition open to talks, but grand coalition not 'inevitable' http://dw.de/p/19mWn

Deutsche Welle, 24.09.13: Schäuble: Any Merkel-led coalition will stick to euro consolidation http://dw.de/p/19moR

Deutsche Welle, 23.09.13: Grand coalition - A controversial alliance http://dw.de/p/19mcJ

Spiegel Online International, 23.09.13: The Europe Question: Will Coalition Mean End of Austerity Angie? http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/europe-waits-to-see-if-merkel-victory-means-german-policy-change-a-924040.html

France 24 International, 23.09.13: Germany’s victorious Merkel to seek coalition partners http://www.france24.com/en/20130923-germany-merkel-coalition-poll-won

EurActiv, 24.09.13: Germany's path towards new government fraught with dilemmas http://www.euractiv.com/eu-elections-2014/germany-road-grand-coalition-pav-news-530661

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 23.09.13: More indispensable than ever (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/4168681-more-indispensable-ever

Süddeutsche Zeitung, 24.09.13: A day of resignations (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/4170851-day-resignations

Deutsche Welle, 25.09.13: Merkel’s potential coalition partners struggle for consensus http://dw.de/p/19o8m

Blog: Open Europe, 24.09.13: Cameron needs to begin putting specific reform ideas to Berlin http://openeuropeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/german-election-angela-merkels-triumph.html

Blog: FRIDE, 24.09.13: Merkel’s Germany: more of the same? http://fride.org/blog/merkels-germany-more-of-the-same/

Blog: ECFR, 24.09.13: With Merkel’s victory, the transatlantic divide grows deeper http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/with_merkels_victory_the_transatlantic_divide_grows_deeper

Süddeutsche Zeitung, 25.09.13: Fear of Merkel’s “Diktat” (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/4174921-fear-merkel-s-diktat

Spiegel Online International, 24.09.13: 'Merkel Must Take Action': SPD Demands a New Europe Approach http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/social-democrats-in-germany-demand-more-social-europe-from-merkel-a-924213.html

Spiegel Online International, 25.09.13: Auf Wiedersehen Austerity? European Hopes for Gentler Merkel http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/merkel-coalition-prospects-could-mean-softening-of-europe-policy-a-924176.html

EUObserver, 27.09.13: Merkel's potential coalition partners drag their feet http://euobserver.com/political/121583

Deutsche Welle, 30.09.13: CDU to hold exploratory talks with both the SPD and the Greens http://dw.de/p/19rmO

Notre Europe: Tribune, 30.09.13: Germany and the EU : a new cycle? http://www.notre-europe.eu/media/germanynewcyclebertoncinidelorsvitorinone-jdisept2013.pdf

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 21.10.13: Spanish newspaper coverage of the German elections showed a clear split between left-wing and right-wing views of Angela Merkel and the CDU/CSU http://bit.ly/1gYBMyy

Spiegel Online International, 21.10.13: Angela's Agenda: A Grand, Controversial Plan for Europe http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/merkel-wants-to-reform-eu-with-more-powers-for-brussels-a-928988.html

Bruegel: Policy Brief, No.5, September 2013: Memo to Merkel: Post-Election Germany and Europe http://www.swp-berlin.org/fileadmin/contents/products/fachpublikationen/Memo_to_Merkel.pdf

Social Europe Journal, 06.11.13: The European Policy Tasks Of The New German Government http://www.social-europe.eu/2013/11/the-european-policy-tasks-of-the-new-german-government/

Blog,: CER: 16.12.13: What Germany's new coalition government means for the EU http://centreforeuropeanreform.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/what-germanys-new-coalition-government.html

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 07.01.14: German party manifestos are increasingly likely to downplay European issues and reflect negative attitudes toward the EU http://bit.ly/1db9jpu

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