— The Free Democrats (FDP), junior coalition partner in
Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s centre-right government, will hold an
internal vote in December to determine their party‘s stance on
German contributions to European bailouts.
— The FDP will hold a party congress in Frankfurt on Nov.
12-13. The euro debt crisis will be a major theme.
— Merkel‘s Christian Democrats (CDU) will hold a party
congress in Leipzig on Nov. 13-15, where the euro crisis will
also be a major theme.
— At some point in the next week or two, either the
Bundestag, lower house of parliament, or the parliaments budget
committee will vote on the framework for the European Financial
Stability Facility. No date has been set yet.