SPD vows to create 4m jobs in Germany election battle

Article reports that the Social Democrats will promise to create 4m jobs by turning Germany into a 'Silicon Valley of environmentally friendly industrial production' if they win the election in September 2009.

ESO: Background information: Germany’s SPD to launch early campaign http://www.europeansources.info/record/germanys-spd-to-launch-early-campaign/

BBC News, 3.8.09: Merkel challenger promises jobs http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8182269.stm

Spiegel Online International, 3.8.09: SPD's 'Unrealistic' Jobs Pledge Risks Drowning Out Solid Economic Plan http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,640091,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 3.8.09: SPD Pledges to Create 4 Million New Jobs http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,639996,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 3.8.09: Steinmeier defends plan to create 4 million jobs by 2020 http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4535312,00.html

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