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SPD

abbreviation for

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands

[German: Social Democratic Party of Germany]

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According to reports, the SPD voted in favour of the CDU, getting 399 seats in the 709-seat German Parliament.

Merkel re-elected to German Parliament for fourth term

Stung by their worst postwar results, the SPD had initially ruled out another four years governing in Merkel's shadow.

SPD signs up to new Merkel-led government

I look forward to working with the SPD again for the good of our country," she said.

Germany's Social Democrats back coalition with Merkel (Update)

Tecson said the arresting policemen brought Genorga to the DSOU office at SPD.

5 cops nabbed for extorting P200K from 'loteng' collector

With the conservatives and the SPD soon to begin preliminary coalition discussions, doubts about a successful conclusion to those talks are greater than ever.

Merkel's Difficult Road to a Coalition

The SPD said 76% of its grassroots members who took part in the unprecedented postal ballot voted to join forces with the conservatives despite initial misgivings.

Germany's SPD backs 'grand coalition' with Merkel

In the paper, which comes from the party leadership, the SPD asks to funnel the income from the auctioning of CO2 allowances of the EU's Emissions Trading System to the Lander (states) instead of the central government according to the contribution of the regional industry to the system.

GERMANY : ENERGY TALKS: SOCIAL DEMOCRATS FIGHT FOR INDUSTRY INTERESTS

It also gives helpful clues and tips to parents, teachers and caregivers of children with SPD to help them make better sense of their experiences of the world.

The Health Shelf

Membership in SPD will provide you not only with continuing education, but also with opportunities to present seminars, outlets for white papers and other professional publications, opportunities to develop webinars, and best of all, the opportunity to directly interact on a professional basis with attorneys, accountants, and investigators, all of whom may be potential clients.

Society for Professional Development, LLC (SPD) Announces Launch of New Website

Significantly, Erisa requires that SPDs be "written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average plan participant, and shall be sufficiently accurate and comprehensive to reasonably apprise such participants and beneficiaries of their rights and obligations under the plan" But what happens when there is a conflict between the terms of the SPD and the plan documents?

Accuracy required: the Supreme Court decides a key question regarding Erisa-mandated program descriptions

Commenting on winning the Sasol contract, Colin Finnegan, Asia Pacific director of SPD, said: "SPD is extremely proud to have won its first full project management contract in the Asia Pacific region.

SPD wins its first major Asia Pacific contract

From 2001 to 2005, 20 dogs (5 mongrels and 15 beagles) showed pathologic lesions consistent with SPD.