Franco-German balance must remain at EADS-Merkel

(Reuters) - "We want to have equal rights," she said, adding that talks
on the company's future were not yet completed.




Merkel is due to meet French President Nicolas Sarkozy on
Monday in Toulouse to discuss the future of EADS.


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EADS Needs to Offer Russia `Serious' Cooperation Agreements, Ivanov Says

(Bloomberg) -- European Aeronautic, Defense & Space
Co., the parent company of Airbus SAS, isn't yet offering Russia
a satisfactory role to meet aerospace-industry cooperation
pledges, First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said.

``If we talk about a strategic partnership here, we have to
have serious agreements and have a clear prospect'' of joint work
backed by officials in EADS's home markets of France and Germany,
Ivanov said in an interview June 13 at his Moscow office.


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