Merkel calls meeting on German energy

Facing a test of her free-market economic beliefs, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany has invited the country’s powerful industrial companies to a special energy meeting Monday to map out a long-term strategy for Europe’s largest economy.

The meeting – the first in more than a quarter of a century – will include the leaders of Merkel’s coalition of conservatives and Social Democrats, industry and environment officials, consumers and trade unions. Germany has some of the highest energy prices in the European Union and one of the greatest dependencies on energy imports.

International Herald Tribune