German government, trade unions agree on wage deal for public workers

German government, trade unions agree on wage deal for public workers

[ad_1] The German government, local authorities and trade unions reached a deal late Saturday on higher pay scales for the country’s 2.5 million public-sector workers, staving off the possibility of indefinite strikes. “We have accommodated the unions as far as we can responsibly do under difficult budgetary circumstances,” said Nancy Faeser, the country’s interior minister….

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Europe’s disunity over China deepens

Europe’s disunity over China deepens

[ad_1] BRUSSELS — Just when you thought Europe’s China policy could not be more disunited, the two most powerful countries of the European Union are now also at odds over whether to revive a moribund investment agreement with the authoritarian superpower. For France, resuscitating the so-called EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) is “less urgent” and “just…

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Addressing India-Russia trade imbalance, payment issue important: EAM Jaishankar

Addressing India-Russia trade imbalance, payment issue important: EAM Jaishankar

[ad_1] New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday called for urgently addressing India’s trade imbalance with Russia even as he described the partnership between the two countries as among the steadiest of major relationships globally. In presence of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, Jaishankar said at an event that finding a solution…

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