Word: closers
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...federal election on Sept. 27. Can she now be won over by a French charm offensive aimed at repairing the relationship that was once at the heart of Europe? That's the question being asked in Paris, where top government officials are openly talking about their desire to rekindle closer ties with their neighbors across the Rhine. Since the end of World War II the Franco-German relationship has been the motor of European integration, the driving force behind the creation of the European Union and, more recently, the introduction of the euro. But the ardor has cooled in this...
...help that Merkel's hands are likely to be less tied in a coalition with the economically liberal Free Democrats than they were with the Social Democrats - a change that could push Germany closer to the French line on nuclear power and relations with Russia. But what isn't yet known is how warmly the Free Democrats will embrace closer cooperation with France. They won 14.6% of the vote, a record result for the party, and their leader, Guido Westerwelle, is likely to become the next Foreign Minister. His campaign focused on how to revive Germany's economy...
...business community there is clear support for a closer relationship. Claude Bébéar, who heads the Institut Montaigne, is a former CEO of insurance giant Axa and a formidable corporate power broker. At a recent panel discussion in Paris, Léo Apotheker, the CEO of German software firm SAP, endorsed many of the institute's ideas and lamented that the recent financial crisis "showed the nonexistence of Europe." He also advocated merging the French employers' association Medef with its German counterpart, the Federation of German Industries...
...that it would be “premature” to begin planning in Allston Landing South, where CSX operates its Beacon Park railyard. But she noted that discussions with the State and CSX “provide optimism that...opportunities for regional economic benefit from this property are closer to a reality...
Police amassed in increasing numbers the closer the march got to the convention center's western end, on 10th Street downtown. It never got closer than 32nd Street, at the end of the march's first hour. In total, police reported 19 arrests in seven different locations; 42 more were arrested at a gathering later Thursday evening. More actions by the Resistance Project, which spearheaded the march, were advertised for Friday. The organizers declared a victory - if only because they kept watchful residents and television captive for hours...