61.   Germany is in no hurry to get an agreement, government spokesman Peter Haussmann said in Bonn yesterday.

62.   Government spokesman warned Friday it will start laying off public sector workers, a move that could further inflame the situation.

63.   Government spokesmen denied any more job changes are imminent.

64.   Government spokesmen sent e-mail messages to their departments telling officials to stay quiet for now.

65.   Government spokesman Jason Hu Chih-chiang will pay a one-week visit to Britain, France and the Netherlands next month.

66.   Government spokesman Lamassoure warned that the French economy would suffer if the strikes were to continue.

67.   Government spokesmen vociferously defend the strike as a long-awaited defense of Cuban sovereignty.

68.   German government spokesman Peter Hausmann said yesterday a delay in the euro was not under discussion and would be damaging to the markets.

69.   Government spokesman Alain Lamassoure stressed earlier in the day that the pension reforms would be applied on a case-by-case basis, not accross the board.

70.   Government spokesman Peter Hausmann said that he knew of no date for informal talks between government and opposition.