Germany's federal and state governments have succeeded in
hammering out the framework of reforms for the country's renewable energy law.
Talks in Berlin continued into the early hours.
Premier ministers of Germany's 16 states met in the
Chancellery in Berlin on Tuesday evening to discuss the planned reform of the
Renewable Energy Act (EEG).
Speaking to reporters early on Wednesday morning, German
Chancellor Angela Merkel said the talks had "come a long way."
