Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

From: tejek	9/29/2011 11:28:58 AM
	1 Recommendation Read Replies (6) of 1575173

German lawmakers approve bigger EFSF Merkel maintains crucial support of her center-right coalition By William L. Watts, MarketWatch FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) — The German parliament on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to increase the size and flexibility of the euro-zone rescue fund, providing an important victory for Chancellor Angela Merkel as she battles growing public skepticism over the country’s role in bailing out its currency partners. In a closely watched vote, 523 members of the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, voted in favor of the enhanced powers, while 85 voted against and three abstained. Passage had been seen as assured. More crucially, Merkel’s ruling center-right coalition provided 315 votes, news reports said, meaning she didn’t have to rely on the backing of opposition parties to win passage of the measures. Merkel had struggled in recent weeks to limit defections from the coalition made up of her Christian Democratic Union; its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union; and the Free Democrats, the junior coalition partner. The coalition holds 330 seats in the Bundestag. Failure to maintain an “absolute majority” through her own coalition would have left Merkel vulnerable to calls for early elections, analysts said. In foreign-exchange trading, the euro /quotes/zigman/4867933/sampled EURUSD +0.73% changed hands at $1.3613, up from $1.3551 in North American trade late Wednesday. read more..................... marketwatch.com

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next