Merkel convenes summit to assess stimulus

Article reports that Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, summoned business leaders, economists and trade unionists to Berlin, 22 April 2009, for talks on the severity of the downturn hitting Europe’s largest economy.

Deutsche Welle, 14.4.09: German government plans new economic summit http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4174606,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 22.4.09: German chancellor hosts economic crisis summit http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4196556,00.html

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