Passage: Merkel played an "important role", Sweden's Svenska Dagbladet daily said in its online edition. "She agreed to a higher budget level, and therefore to paying more, so Blair could gather his 'Christmas presents' for those who were dissatisfied."
What event has already finished? What event has begun but has not finished? What will happen in the future? What happened after agreed? What happened during agreed? What happened before agreed? What happened after paying? What happened before paying?