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Published online 5 June 2009 | Nature | doi:10.1038/nature08269
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Historic deal for German science
Eleventh-hour agreement secures billions of euros for research.
German universities and research organizations will receive an €18-billion (US$25-billion) windfall of new money over the next decade.
In April, the weak economy had made some states waver in their intention to co-fund the proposed package, and Peer Steinbrück, Germany's finance minister, said on 30 April that a final decision might need to be postponed until after the federal parliamentary elections in September (see 'Crunch time for German science programmes'.
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