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- proper noun slang, politics The (personification of the) unified position of
France andGermany during the early 21st century European sovereign debt crisis.
Etymologies
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The term "Merkozy" has surfaced in the press from time to time, reflecting the view of them as a real duo.
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The term "Merkozy" has surfaced in the press from time to time, reflecting the view of them as a real duo.
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The term "Merkozy" has surfaced in the press from time to time, reflecting the view of them as a real duo.
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For 45 minutes, Mr Cameron met Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel, the Franco-German partnership now widely known by the portmanteau "Merkozy".
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph James Kirkup 2011
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Perhaps the fraught negotiations between France and Germany in the run up to Monday's meeting will lead to a rethink on what has been dubbed the "Merkozy" alliance.
Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel dominate EU in an uneasy alliance 2011
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Sarkozy, who met Merkel so often last year that the leaders of Europe's No. 1 and No. 2 economies were dubbed "Merkozy" by the media, praised German efforts to cut labor costs, saying Jan. 9 in Berlin that German industrial policy "is unquestionably an example."
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Sarkozy, who met Merkel so often last year that the leaders of Europe's No. 1 and No. 2 economies were dubbed "Merkozy" by the media, praised German efforts to cut labor costs, saying Jan. 9 in Berlin that German industrial policy "is unquestionably an example."
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smiles and embraces have led to a blending of the two captured by the name Merkozy.
BBC News - Home 2012
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Merkel and Sarkozy, a lockstep pair some pundits have referred to as "Merkozy," spoke during the 14th French-German Council of Ministers that focused on coordinating the countries' tax policies and Europe's debt crisis.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Associated Press 2012
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Melissa Eddy is a Berlin-based AP reporter who's witnessed many meetings involving "Merkozy" - as the two have become known - and has taken note of their evolving collaboration.
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