German Chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel talks with Sigmar Gabriel (R) leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) prior to a constitutional meeting of the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, in Berlin October 22, 2013. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) start hammering out compromises on economic, energy and euro policies on Wednesday, the opening day of talks on a coalition government that should be in place by Christmas.
Germany's European partners will be watching the negotiations closely, hoping for a swift deal that allows the bloc to meet looming deadlines for its ambitious banking union.
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