Berlin is prepared to pay more into the EU in return for getting its way on reform of the euro zone's stability pact, a German newspaper has reported.
According to Die Welt, state secretary for finance Gerd Ehlers did not deny the linking of the two issues on Wednesday (23 February) during a budget committee meeting.
Up until now, Germany has been one of the six countries saying that payments into the EU for the next financial period (2007-2013) should not exceed one percent of gr...
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