Germans back Merkel's crisis management – pollApril 5, 2013 - 15:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A new poll points to wide approval among Germans for Chancellor Angela Merkel's crisis management following a bailout deal for Cyprus. It also shows Merkel's personal popularity riding high ahead of elections in September, The Associated Press reports. Merkel's hard-nosed handling of the debt crisis has long been popular at home, though some in her center-right coalition have voiced unease about rescuing struggling eurozone countries and many in those nations resent the conditions attached. The poll of 1,002 people for ARD television found 65 percent agreed that Merkel has "acted correctly and decisively in the euro crisis." Fifty percent said it was right that investors and savers in Cyprus had to contribute to the bailout. The poll gave a margin of error of plus or minus up to 3.1 points. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |