Germans back Merkel's crisis management – poll April 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 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
