End of an era: Merkel passes torch to new party leader
December 08, 2018 | 10:45
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hand off leadership of her party Friday (Dec 7) after nearly two decades at the helm, with the race wide open between a loyal deputy and a longtime rival.
Merkel to miss G20 opening after emergency landing in Cologne
November 30, 2018 | 11:00
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will miss the opening of the G20 summit in Argentina after her plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Cologne due to a technical problem, her spokeswoman said.
Macron and Merkel unite in struggle for Europe
November 17, 2018 | 09:03
PARIS: Beleaguered at home, belittled abroad, Emmanuel Macron of France and Germany's Angela Merkel will use a Berlin meeting on Sunday (Nov 16) to bolster their alliance as champions of a united Europe fraught with resurgent nationalism.
Merkel government shaken by German regional vote battering
October 29, 2018 | 08:59
FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government on Sunday (Oct 28) suffered a beating in a second key regional election in as many weeks, multiplying questions over the future of the veteran leader's fragile alliance.
Merkel's fragile alliance faces peril of regional polls
October 11, 2018 | 09:41
Hit by a string of crises, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative union now faces two likely regional poll debacles, in Bavaria on Sunday (Oct 14) and in Hesse two weeks later, further rocking her fragile coalition.
Merkel, Erdogan vow to rebuild ties despite rifts
September 29, 2018 | 09:44
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Friday (Sep 28) to rebuild strained relations after a two-year crisis despite remaining differences on civil rights and other issues.
Merkel govt finds new post for spy chief to defuse coalition row
September 24, 2018 | 11:00
Chancellor Angela Merkel and her two coalition allies on Sunday (Sep 23) reached an agreement to resolve a festering row centred on Germany's outgoing domestic spy chief.
EU's Juncker in last-ditch bid to end Trump trade war
July 24, 2018 | 09:17
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker heads to Washington on Wednesday (Jul 23) in a last-ditch effort by the EU to cool nerves and find an exit door from an all-out trade war with US President Donald Trump.
Trump, Merkel clash at NATO summit
July 12, 2018 | 09:22
US President Donald Trump traded barbs with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a tense NATO summit Wednesday (Jul 11) after he accused Berlin of being "captive" to Russia and demanded it immediately step up defence spending.
German coalition parties agree tougher migrant policy: SPD chief
July 06, 2018 | 08:51
The three parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel's shaky coalition government on Thursday (Jul 5) rallied around a tougher policy on migration and asylum aimed at placating conservative allies.
Merkel warns Trump against trade war
July 05, 2018 | 10:11
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday (Jul 4) warned US President Donald Trump against unleashing an all-out trade war after he threatened to impose steep tariffs on cars from the European Union.
European stocks recover as German political tensions ease
July 04, 2018 | 09:00
European stock markets recovered on Tuesday (Jul 3) as political worries eased in Germany, but shares in Swiss miner Glencore saw a meltdown on news of a US legal probe over its global activities.
Embattled Merkel draws up new measures to tackle migration
July 01, 2018 | 07:44
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has drawn up a raft of measures to tighten controls on the influx of migrants, according to a document submitted to her coalition partners on Saturday (Jun 30) as she battles for political survival.
Merkel faces ultimatum from ally over migrants
June 18, 2018 | 16:14
Hardliners of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc are poised Monday to give the German leader an ultimatum to tighten asylum rules or risk pitching the country into a political crisis.
Trump G7 tweets 'sobering and depressing': Merkel
June 11, 2018 | 09:05
US President Donald Trump's revocation of support for a joint communique with other leaders at the G7 summit was "sobering and a little depressing," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said late Sunday (Jun 10).
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