We stick to 'black zero', Germany's ruling conservatives reiterate

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's ruling conservatives on Wednesday reiterated their position to uphold the 'black zero' budget policy of not contracting new debt after a media report said they may drop the balanced budget goal if the economic situation darkens further. "The Union (party) stance is clear: We stick to the black zero," Chancellor Merkel's chief budget lawmaker Eckhardt Rehberg said after Bloomberg reported that the Chancellor's Christian Democrats were softening their opposition to..