Merkel
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Greeks paid heavy price during debt crisis, says Merkel
Oct 29, 2021Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel concluded her final official visit to Athens on Friday by conceding that austerity policies implemented to tackle the country’s debt crisis had cost Greeks dearly. Since 2009, Greece has been mired... -
Merkel visits ‘surreal’ flood zone as death toll rises
Jul 19, 2021Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her horror at the “surreal” devastation in the flood-ravaged western German area on Sunday, as the death toll in Germany and Belgium surpassed 190, with dozens more still missing. The senior leader... -
Merkel vows to work at “under pressure” U.S. relationship
Jul 20, 2018Chancellor Angela Merkel, vowing to stay in office despite stresses at home and abroad, said she would work on Germany’s “under pressure” relationship with the United States but that Washington could no longer be relied on... -
Merkel’s government frays as migrant row festers in Germany
Jun 15, 2018Angela Merkel’s conservative alliance may splinter in a row over immigration, an ally of the German chancellor said on Friday, as the third party in her fragile government suggested its patience was wearing thin. The dispute... -
Merkel says political hate speech is ‘playing with fire’
May 29, 2018Far-right politicians in Germany who engage in xenophobic rhetoric are not just testing free-speech limits but are inciting violence, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday. Speaking at a memorial for the 25th anniversary of an arson... -
Merkel’s Bavarian allies warn SPD to stick to deal on migrants
Feb 24, 2018Top officials in the Bavarian sister party of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives on Saturday warned the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) that failure to stick to agreements on migrants could cause the collapse of the potential new... -
Merkel dodges question on Poland’s new Holocaust law
Feb 11, 2018German Chancellor Angela Merkel declined to comment on Saturday on a Polish law that imposes jail terms for suggesting the country was complicit in the Holocaust, saying she did not want to wade into Poland’s internal... -
Merkel could join Macron in Davos for epic clash with Trump
Jan 15, 2018German Chancellor Angela Merkel is considering joining French President Emmanuel Macron at the World Economic Forum in Davos next week in what could turn into an epic clash of competing world views with U.S. President Donald... -
Merkel fourth term in doubt as German coalition talks fail
Nov 20, 2017Efforts to form a three-way coalition government have failed, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday, pitching Germany into its worse political crisis for decades, raising the prospect of fresh elections and casting doubt over her future.... -
Merkel, Macron pledge to lead EU forward post-Brexit
Sep 29, 2017News Hour: French President Emmanuel Macron won backing from Angela Merkel for plans to reform the European Union after Brexit, founded on what the German chancellor called “intense” cooperation between Paris and Berlin. But many leaders...
