Merkel party & Social Democrats closer to deal on coalition government
Party chiefs reached an in-principle deal to start formal coalition talks that could lead to a new government
German conservatives reject “United States of Europe” ahead of coalition talks
"A United States of Europe would transfer member states’ sovereignty to Brussels and there would not be a majority for that in many EU states"
Martin Schulz’s Social Democrats considering renewed “grand coalition” with Merkel
The SPD leadership previously refused to entertain the possibility of governing with the conservatives again