CDU and CSU executive meeting in Erfurt (10.01.2008) je 16

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats and their Bavarian sister party CSU have agreed some cornerstone policies as they go on the campaign trail for general and regional elections this year. Delegates at an executive meeting in Erfurt decided a package of measures including tax reductions and special funds to support German industry as part of a so-called "pact for Germany". +++ SYN-MAZ +++