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Chancellor Merkel's spokesman says Germany remains committed to freedom of movement
The spokesman for German chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that Britain had to decide what role it needed to play in the European Union, insisting that the principle of free movement of workers within the bloc was "not...
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Headlines, analyst vox pops ahead of coalition talks
1. People walking down street
2. SOUNDBITE: (German) Vox pop (no name given), Resident:
"It is chaotic. Nobody I talk to seems to know what this election has brought."
3. Wide of shopping street
4. SOUNDBITE: (German) Vox pop,...
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GNS Chancellor in bilateral talks with US president
1. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and US President George W. Bush at presser
2. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"Gerhard and I just had a very good meeting. The first thing I told him, I said 'we've had differences...
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GERMANY: ETHNIC GERMANS ARE BURDEN ON ECONOMY CLAIM
German/Nat
Germany's Social Democratic Party wants to halve the number of Ethnic Germans from Eastern Europe allowed into the country.
It claims they are a burden on the economy - especially at a time of rising unemployment.
But other...
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Fear of unknown, links to far-right spark support for anti-Islam protests
There are fears that xenophobia is on the rise in Germany, where the movement, Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West, or PEGIDA, appears to be growing in popularity.
Tensions have been rising particularly in the...
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GERMANY: BONN: YUGOSLAVIA AGREES TO REPATRIATE 135,000 ILLEGAL ALIENS
German/Serbo-Croat
Yugoslavia has agreed to repatriate 135-thousand illegal aliens living in Germany in return for economic help.
The treaty was signed on Thursday in Bonn between the German Interior Minister Manfred Kanther and his...
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Merkel's junior coalition partners seek to rally voters after serious state election defeat
Chancellor Angela Merkel's junior coalition partners sought on Monday to rally their voters after suffering a serious state vote defeat over the weekend with national elections now only days away.
The pro-market Free Democrats, or FDP,...
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Chancellor addresses Congress, on climate, Afghanistan
1. Tracking shot of German Chancellor Angela Merkel shaking hands with members of Congress as she makes her way through to the front
2. Various wide shots, applause
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nancy Pelosi, US Speaker of the House:
"Members...
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North Korean interest in football World Cup
1. Exterior of the Tower of the Juche Idea
2. Exterior of the Korea Stamp Exhibition Hall
3. Emblem of the Korea Stamp Exhibition Hall
4. Stamp booklet issued by the Korean Stamp Corporation in commemoration of the World Cup in...
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A million fans for semi-final
1. Wide of people walking in city's fan zone area
2. Various of German fans gathering
3. SOUNDBITE (German) Vox Pop, German supporter:
"I would like to see a nice game and of course I want Germany to win. I don't want more then this...
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WRAP Chancellor Schroeder arrives at Beijing airport, meets Premier
1. Various shots of plane arriving
2. Media
3. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder leaving plane, shaking hands with Chinese officials and German diplomats
4. Ameco (Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corporation, a joint venture...
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German government advisers forecast growth of just one percent next year
The German government's independent panel of economic advisers is forecasting growth of just 1 percent next year, undercutting officials' predictions, and is criticising some government policies.
The panel of experts released a new...
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Merkel, Zapatero comment on Opel
1. Exterior of Meseberg castle, German government's guest house ++NIGHT SHOT++
2. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero walking into news conference room
3. SOUNDBITE (German) Angela...
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USA - Visit German Defense Minister Ruehe
German Defence Minister Volker Ruehe on Friday (3/1) predicted 1997 would be a "decisive" year for NATO.
WS Volker Ruehe, German Defense Minister;
SOT Ruehe (in German) ;
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Cakes baked to mark European Union 50th anniversary
Berlin, Germany - 21 March, 2007
1. Exterior of Bakers Association headquarters
2. Wide of bakery kitchen where chefs are baking cakes from all European Union states
3. Close up of delicacy on tray
4. Pan across cakes from various EU...
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Schroeder says Germany won't block US nomination of Wolfowitz for World Bank chief
1. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer entering press conference
2. Wide of press conference
3. UPSOUND: Question in German regarding the appointment of Paul Wolfowitz as next World Bank...
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German Chancellor on hostages in Afghanistan
1. Wide of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Tom Koenigs, UN representative in Afghanistan, arriving at news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (German) Angela Merkel, German chancellor:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I want to tell you that we have...
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German president pays visit to Yugoslav war crimes tribunal
1. Wide of the ICTY (The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia) building
2. Mid of German flag
3. Mid of security
4. Mid of German President Joachim Gauck
5. SOUNDBITE (German) Joachim Gauck, German President:
"I was...
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Opening election rally for Stoiber's CDU rally
1. Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Edmund Stoiber arrives at rally
2. Quartet singing
3. Entertainers
4. Various of trapeze artists performing
5. Stoiber seated clapping
6. Cutaway photographers
7. Close up of Stoiber...
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Germany FM meets Ukrainian president and discusses imprisonment of Tymoshenko
Germany on Thursday stepped up pressure on Ukraine to release jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko or risk missing out on a landmark free trade agreement with the European Union.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle met...
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German chancellor meets Blair, presser excerpts
1. British Prime Minister Tony Blair and German Chancellor Angela Merkel walking into room, shaking hands for photographers and sitting down
2. Wide shot of room
3. Blair and Merkel walking to podiums
4. SOUNDBITE: (German) Angela...
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Germany Chancellor Merkel meets Sarkozy, presser
1. Various of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy arriving for joint news conference
2. Close-up of Merkel
3. Wide of news conference
4. SOUNDBITE (German) Angela Merkel, German Chancellor:
"I think we...
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Analyst explains Ruble crisis impact on German economy
Germany's economy will be affected more than other Western countries should Russia default, an analyst said on Thursday.
"Russia's industrial development was made possible by German industry," said Robert Halver, the head of market...
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WRAP Merkel and FM on Hypo crisis ADDS statement on govt savings guarantee
1. Wide shot of Hypo Real Estate Bank branch
2. Mid shot of branch
3. Various of Hypo Real Estate exteriors
4. Merkel and Steinbrueck walk towards microphone
5. SOUNDBITE: (German) Angela Merkel, German Chancellor:
"The federal...