Economic Times | Merkel Hosts EU Jobs Summit in Bid to Blunt Austerity Fatigue Bloomberg Chancellor Angela Merkel is hosting European leaders for talks on how to spend 6 billion euros ($7.8 billion) to shrink the region's jobless rolls and ease the impact of German-led austerity measures on the euro area. French President Francois Hollande, ... Merkel hosts jobless summit in shadow of Portugal crisis Merkel's conservatives struggle for modern message in German cities Germany's Merkel hosts European youth jobs summit |