Axel Springer's Welt Kompakt, for instance, is a condensed version of Die Welt, not an exact copy.

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"The solution must be socially acceptable, " Mr Schulz, who belongs to Germany's opposition Social Democrats, told Germany's Welt am Sonntag newspaper.

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But Chancellor Osborne did not rule out a British exit in an interview with Germany's Die Welt newspaper on Friday.

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Chancellor George Osborne did not rule out a British exit in an interview with Germany's Die Welt newspaper on Friday, saying he hoped the UK stayed in "but in order that we can remain... the EU must change".

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Such information seems to confirm last November's article published by the German daily Die Welt.

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