21.   Smaller parties have called for a Parliamentary investigation.

22.   The opposition parties called for further cuts if they are to reach an agreement with the government on the budget, which must be passed by Parliament before Christmas.

23.   The parties called for a combination of tax and welfare reform, wage moderation and industrial innovation to restore German competitiveness and boost job creation.

24.   The party also called for a law fixing a limit on the budget deficit and proposed to sharply reduce the federal bureaucracy.

25.   The party called for parliamentary and presidential elections to be held next June.

26.   The party will call them on Election Day to encourage them to vote.

27.   The party will also call for cuts in the corporate tax and the landholding tax without suggesting how much these taxes should be cut.

28.   The Social Democratic party on Tuesday called for job cuts without layoffs if the banks agree to merge.

29.   The Social Democratic party today called for job cuts without layoffs if the banks agree to merge.

30.   The two biggest parties have called for a boycott on Sunday.