Germany's coalition-seeking Greens and liberals find common ground on taxBERLIN (Reuters) - The two parties that are in talks to join German Chancellor Angela Merkel s conservatives in government inched closer together in one of the most bitterly contested policy areas on Monday, brightening prospects for a coalition. Merkel opened what promise to be marathon coalition talks on Friday, hoping to bring three opposing political camps into a stable government despite signs there would be less money to paper over differences. Further talks to discuss tax, finances and Europe are planned for Tuesday. Merkel said she was hoping to complete exploratory talks   an initial stage during which parties decide whether to go ahead with full-blown coalition negotiations   by Nov. 17 or 18, participants in a meeting of her conservative bloc said. At that point the conservative sister parties, the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) and the Greens should have a document that lays out the rough outlines of what a coalition would work on, the participants cited Merkel as saying. Cem Ozdemir, leader of the environmentalist Greens, welcomed a proposal by the FDP for global action to make it harder for large technology companies to book their taxes in more favorable jurisdictions.  I m pleased that FDP leader Christian Lindner has moved on this, saying that Internet companies for example should be more strongly and fairly taxed,  said Ozdemir, highlighting progress made in an area where the two parties had been far apart.  It cannot be right that Amazon and Apple use Europe as a location and use its infrastructure, but refuse to contribute appropriately to its financing even as every bookseller is chased down if he doesn t pay tax on time,  he added. Lindner, whose party advocates low tax and fiscal discipline, also called for deeper cooperation within the European Union and the Group of 20 leading economies to make global firms pay more tax. The ability of international companies to minimize their tax liabilities by booking profits in lower-tax jurisdictions has come under the spotlight in recent years as cash-strapped states struggle to finance expanding social and security liabilities.  I can imagine tax increases for companies like Apple,  Lindner told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, in an apparent sacrifice of one of his party s shibboleths to smooth the path towards an unprecedentedly tricky three-way coalition. Merkel s conservatives suffered punishing losses in this month s national election, forcing them to patch together a heterogeneous three-way coalition with few precedents in Germany s post-war history.  The potential three-way pact has been dubbed a  Jamaica  coalition because the three parties  colors   black, yellow and green   match those of the Jamaican flag. The Greens want to boost infrastructure and environment spending, but the FDP and fiscal hawks in the conservative camp view spending proposals with concern. The talks, which continue tomorrow, are set to drag on until at least the end of the year.  Merkel s Christian Democrat party estimates that the smaller parties  tax and spending proposals would cost as much as 100 billion euros ($117.37 billion) over the next four years, three times what its expert reckon is available.   Senior conservative Volker Kauder said if the three-way alliance agreed to govern together it would stick to the  black zero    or balanced budget   that was a hallmark of outgoing Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble s tenure.  You can assume that we will of course make the balanced budget an object of coalition negotiations if they happen,  he said ahead of a meeting of the conservatives in parliament.  And in the exploratory talks it was not disputed at all: There will be no new debt. We ll stick to the black zero.  German newspaper Handelsblatt cited an internal finance ministry paper as saying the new government should  preferably  use the roughly 30 billion euros of leeway for tax cuts, infrastructure investment   especially expanding the broadband network   and tackling the causes of migration. It said all further measures should completely come out of the budgets of the sector they relate to and should be financed either by higher revenues or cuts in other areas. The Finance Ministry was not immediately available to comment on the report.         Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt, a conservative, told Bild newspaper that immigration limits, social benefits and the future of Europe remained big areas of conflict. Lindner maintained the hard line on Greece that his party is known for, saying that any country that took a debt haircut would need to leave the euro zone. worldnews
germany greens liberals find common ground taxberlin reuters the two parties talks join german chancellor angela merkel conservatives government inches closer together one bitterly contested policy areas monday frightening prospects coalition merkel opened promise marathon coalition talks friday hoping bring three opposing political camps stable government despite signs would less money paper differences further talks discuss tax finances europe planned tuesday merkel said hoping complete exploratory talks initial stage parties decide whether go ahead coalition negotiations participants meeting conservative bloc said at point conservative sister parties liberal free democrats dp greens document lays rough outlines coalition would work participants cited merkel saying cem ozdemir leader environmentalist greens welcomed proposal dp global action make harder large technology companies book taxes favorable jurisdictions i pleased dp leader christian winner moved saying internet companies example strongly fairly taxed said ozdemir highlighting progress made area two parties far apart it right amazon apple use europe location use infrastructure refuse contribute appropriately financing even every bookseller chased pay tax time added winner whose party advocates low tax fiscal discipline also called deeper cooperation within european union group leading economies make global firms pay tax the ability international companies minimize tax liabilities booking profits jurisdictions come spotlight recent years states struggle finance expanding social security liabilities i imagine tax increases companies like apple winner told sueddeutsche zeitung newspaper apparent sacrifice one party shibboleths smooth path towards unprecedented tricky coalition merkel conservatives suffered punishing losses month national election forcing patch together heterogeneous coalition precedents germany history the potential pact dubbed jamaica coalition three parties colors black yellow green match jamaica flag the greens want boost infrastructure environment spending dp fiscal hawks conservative camp view spending proposals concern the talks continue tomorrow set drag least end year merkel christian democrat party estimates smaller parties tax spending proposals would cost much billion euros billion next four years three times expert reckon available senior conservative older harder said alliance agreed govern together would stick black zero balanced budget hallmark outgoing finance minister wolfgang schaeuble tenure you assume course make balanced budget object coalition negotiations happen said ahead meeting conservatives parliament and exploratory talks disputed there new debt we stick black zero german newspaper handelsblatt cited internal finance ministry paper saying new government preferably use roughly billion euros leeway tax cuts infrastructure investment especially expanding broadband network tackling causes migration it said measures completely come budgets sector relate financed either higher revenues cuts areas the finance ministry immediately available comment report transport minister alexander dobrindt conservative told bild newspaper immigration limits social benefits future europe remained big areas conflict winner maintained hard line greece party known saying country took debt haircut would need leave euro zone worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Germany's coalition-seeking Greens and liberals find common ground on taxBERLIN (Reuters) - The two parties that are in talks to join German Chancellor Angela Merkel s conservatives in government inched closer together in one of the most bitterly contested policy areas on Monday, brightening prospects for a coalition. Merkel opened what promise to be marathon coalition talks on Friday, hoping to bring three opposing political camps into a stable government despite signs there would be less money to paper over differences. Further talks to discuss tax, finances and Europe are planned for Tuesday. Merkel said she was hoping to complete exploratory talks   an initial stage during which parties decide whether to go ahead with full-blown coalition negotiations   by Nov. 17 or 18, participants in a meeting of her conservative bloc said. At that point the conservative sister parties, the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) and the Greens should have a document that lays out the rough outlines of what a coalition would work on, the participants cited Merkel as saying. Cem Ozdemir, leader of the environmentalist Greens, welcomed a proposal by the FDP for global action to make it harder for large technology companies to book their taxes in more favorable jurisdictions.  I m pleased that FDP leader Christian Lindner has moved on this, saying that Internet companies for example should be more strongly and fairly taxed,  said Ozdemir, highlighting progress made in an area where the two parties had been far apart.  It cannot be right that Amazon and Apple use Europe as a location and use its infrastructure, but refuse to contribute appropriately to its financing even as every bookseller is chased down if he doesn t pay tax on time,  he added. Lindner, whose party advocates low tax and fiscal discipline, also called for deeper cooperation within the European Union and the Group of 20 leading economies to make global firms pay more tax. The ability of international companies to minimize their tax liabilities by booking profits in lower-tax jurisdictions has come under the spotlight in recent years as cash-strapped states struggle to finance expanding social and security liabilities.  I can imagine tax increases for companies like Apple,  Lindner told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, in an apparent sacrifice of one of his party s shibboleths to smooth the path towards an unprecedentedly tricky three-way coalition. Merkel s conservatives suffered punishing losses in this month s national election, forcing them to patch together a heterogeneous three-way coalition with few precedents in Germany s post-war history.  The potential three-way pact has been dubbed a  Jamaica  coalition because the three parties  colors   black, yellow and green   match those of the Jamaican flag. The Greens want to boost infrastructure and environment spending, but the FDP and fiscal hawks in the conservative camp view spending proposals with concern. The talks, which continue tomorrow, are set to drag on until at least the end of the year.  Merkel s Christian Democrat party estimates that the smaller parties  tax and spending proposals would cost as much as 100 billion euros ($117.37 billion) over the next four years, three times what its expert reckon is available.   Senior conservative Volker Kauder said if the three-way alliance agreed to govern together it would stick to the  black zero    or balanced budget   that was a hallmark of outgoing Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble s tenure.  You can assume that we will of course make the balanced budget an object of coalition negotiations if they happen,  he said ahead of a meeting of the conservatives in parliament.  And in the exploratory talks it was not disputed at all: There will be no new debt. We ll stick to the black zero.  German newspaper Handelsblatt cited an internal finance ministry paper as saying the new government should  preferably  use the roughly 30 billion euros of leeway for tax cuts, infrastructure investment   especially expanding the broadband network   and tackling the causes of migration. It said all further measures should completely come out of the budgets of the sector they relate to and should be financed either by higher revenues or cuts in other areas. The Finance Ministry was not immediately available to comment on the report.         Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt, a conservative, told Bild newspaper that immigration limits, social benefits and the future of Europe remained big areas of conflict. Lindner maintained the hard line on Greece that his party is known for, saying that any country that took a debt haircut would need to leave the euro zone. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: germany greens liberals find common ground taxberlin reuters the two parties talks join german chancellor angela merkel conservatives government inches closer together one bitterly contested policy areas monday frightening prospects coalition merkel opened promise marathon coalition talks friday hoping bring three opposing political camps stable government despite signs would less money paper differences further talks discuss tax finances europe planned tuesday merkel said hoping complete exploratory talks initial stage parties decide whether go ahead coalition negotiations participants meeting conservative bloc said at point conservative sister parties liberal free democrats dp greens document lays rough outlines coalition would work participants cited merkel saying cem ozdemir leader environmentalist greens welcomed proposal dp global action make harder large technology companies book taxes favorable jurisdictions i pleased dp leader christian winner moved saying internet companies example strongly fairly taxed said ozdemir highlighting progress made area two parties far apart it right amazon apple use europe location use infrastructure refuse contribute appropriately financing even every bookseller chased pay tax time added winner whose party advocates low tax fiscal discipline also called deeper cooperation within european union group leading economies make global firms pay tax the ability international companies minimize tax liabilities booking profits jurisdictions come spotlight recent years states struggle finance expanding social security liabilities i imagine tax increases companies like apple winner told sueddeutsche zeitung newspaper apparent sacrifice one party shibboleths smooth path towards unprecedented tricky coalition merkel conservatives suffered punishing losses month national election forcing patch together heterogeneous coalition precedents germany history the potential pact dubbed jamaica coalition three parties colors black yellow green match jamaica flag the greens want boost infrastructure environment spending dp fiscal hawks conservative camp view spending proposals concern the talks continue tomorrow set drag least end year merkel christian democrat party estimates smaller parties tax spending proposals would cost much billion euros billion next four years three times expert reckon available senior conservative older harder said alliance agreed govern together would stick black zero balanced budget hallmark outgoing finance minister wolfgang schaeuble tenure you assume course make balanced budget object coalition negotiations happen said ahead meeting conservatives parliament and exploratory talks disputed there new debt we stick black zero german newspaper handelsblatt cited internal finance ministry paper saying new government preferably use roughly billion euros leeway tax cuts infrastructure investment especially expanding broadband network tackling causes migration it said measures completely come budgets sector relate financed either higher revenues cuts areas the finance ministry immediately available comment report transport minister alexander dobrindt conservative told bild newspaper immigration limits social benefits future europe remained big areas conflict winner maintained hard line greece party known saying country took debt haircut would need leave euro zone worldnews