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News Summary: Merkel, Hollande differ on growth

TOMATE, TOMATEN: Cooperation between Germany and France is crucial to ending the European economic crisis, but comments from leaders of the continent's No. 1 and No. 2 economies reveal diverging priorities. Full story

Merkel ally wants no ECB purchases of Italian debt: newspaper

BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Central Bank should stop buying Italian government debt if Italy failed to meet its debt reduction requirements, a senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a newspaper interview published on Thursday. Full story

German minister sees investment boost coming very soon

BERLIN (Reuters) - Investment will return soon to breathe new life into Germany's economy, a top cabinet minister and ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel told Reuters on Wednesday after data showed Europe's largest economy crept back into meager first-quarter growth. Full story

The growing Franco-German schism

(Reuters) - Occasionally a public opinion survey surfaces that signals a seismic event. That is the case with a new report from the Pew Research Center that measures the widening tremors of a political earthquake now shaking Europe. Full story

Merkel says has no secrets about her communist past

BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel has dismissed claims in a new book that she was more actively committed to East Germany's communist regime than she has acknowledged, saying she has never kept anything secret about her past. Full story

German anti-euro party clears key hurdle before election

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's newly launched anti-euro party will clear a key hurdle this weekend to taking part in September's national election but has yet to rally enough support to win seats in parliament. Full story

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  Protests greet Merkel in Athens

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, she was greeted by angry demonstrators in the in streets of Athens. Greeks came out in droves to protest the visit, as many believe Germany to be a central player behind the austerity measures taken by the debt-stricken country. CNBC’s Carolin Roth reports.

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A graffiti depicting German Chancellor Angela Merkel is seen outside a fence surrounding the construction site for the new headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, May 16, 2013. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS)