previous
austerity budget. Two days ago, the court ruled some cuts were unfair and">and unconstitutional. In a televised address, Mr Passos Coelho said he remained committed to meeting the conditions for Portugal's international bailout.
On behalf of the government there would be no hesitation, allow me say clearly, so there are no doubts left, the government is committed to all the objectives of the bailout program and">and reaffirmed that would meet the
internal
and
external
obligations of the state. As Prime Minister, I renew my commitment here today, to do all of my powers to attack the additional difficulties and put an end to this crisis once and for all.
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Russia to give a chance to a non-governmental organization. In a speech in the presence of the Russian President Vladimir Putin who is on a visit to Germany.
We are convinced that will be most successful if we have an active civil society, this has already been discussed in German and Russian talks in St Petersburg, and we have to intensify this dialogue to further develop our ideas. In Germany, we know the non-governmental organizations drive innovation, and they should be given the
opportunity
to do the same in Russia.
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The South African military says it will send troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of special United Nations intervention force to fight rebels there. It comes just two weeks after the deaths of 13 soldiers in a controversial deployment in the Central African Republic. The South Africa media suggested troops were in the CAR in return for lucrative mining contract. Pretoria has denied this.