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BERLIN, Nov. 20-- German coalition talks collapse has caused widespread unease among Germany's European partners and domestic industry representatives. Dutch Foreign Minister Halbe Ziljstra expressed his concern by describing the development as "bad news for Europe." "Germany is very influential in the EU, but without a government it lacks a mandate and will struggle to adopt clear positions," said Ziljstra. The Dutch politicians voiced against re-elections instead suggested a renewed talks among German parties after a cooling-off period. Czech Europe Minister Ales Chmelar reacted by saying that Prague hoped "Germany would have a strong government sooner or later." Germany is widely seen as a stabilizing factor in the European Union (EU), which plays a crucial role in ensuring the bloc's political and economic success. The euro fell sharply against the dollar on Monday morning but later regained some of its ground. "The collapse of the coalition talks in Germany on Sunday night brought back the topic of political uncertainty to financial markets," Tilmann Galler, global market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, told the newspaper "Financial Times". German business representatives largely reacted with dismay to the FDP's exit from talks. "What a mess," said Holger Bingmann, president of the German Federation of Wholesale and Foreign Trade (BGA), on Monday. | 
