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Mr Zapatero’s backing will be a boon for Berlin and Paris (Photo: The Council of the European Union)

Spain and Germany agree to boost ties

During a visit to Spain, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and his Spanish counterpart José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero have agreed a raft of measures to boost relations between the two countries.

The leaders agreed to closer cooperation in the military, business and foreign policy spheres as well as reaching broad consensus on reform of the EU’s economic rules.

Mr Schröder was hosted by Mr Zapatero in his home town of Leon, northern Spain, in a symbolic gesture aimed at displaying ...

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Mr Zapatero’s backing will be a boon for Berlin and Paris (Photo: The Council of the European Union)

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