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Merkel: Germany remains 'active' in EU
By EUobserver
German chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that Germany "will fully meet [its] European commitments" and remain "active" despite the domestic deadlock in talks to form a new government. She said after a summit in Brussels that her caretaker government would ensure it "can act for the necessary decisions" and that it was "very important" that Germany is able to "go on with European development."