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I invested a great deal of energy in the Lisbon treaty," German Chancellor Angela Merkel told public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk ahead of Sunday's general election in Germany.

The current coalition "was not easy, and it did not do what was optimal, and particularly not now in the crisis," Merkel said in an interview with Bayerischer Rundfunk television broadcast Tuesday night.

European industry commissioner Guenther Verheugen told Bayerischer Rundfunk radio Friday he also doubted Fiat had the funds to buy Opel.

With files from Richard Covello As a result of the success baritone Brett Polegato had in Pelleas et Melisande at Leipzig Opera last winter, he has been invited to reprise the role next year at several important theatres (marking the centenary of the Opera's premiere in 1902), including the Opera Comique and concert performances with the Bayerischer Rundfunk in Munich, both in April 2002.

We've been working in the German media market for some time and now with WDR and Bayerischer Rundfunk on board, we have two strong references," says Tomas Duffy, CEO of Net Insight.

In an interview with Bayerischer Rundfunk television broadcast Tuesday night Chancellor Angela Merkel said she hoped that GM could clear up its remaining questions on the matter before national elections Sept.

There is no credit crisis in Germany," Josef Ackermann told the Bavarian television Bayerischer Rundfunk, adding that in the past year, the amount of credit granted by German banks had increased by 13 percent.

Applications should be mailed to the Internationaler Musikwettbewerb, Bayerischer Rundfunk, D-80300 Munchen.