German MPs quiz Merkel, ministers over Wirecard scandal
April 22, 2021 | 16:45
Germany's finance minister faces a grilling Thursday by lawmakers probing the collapse of payments firm Wirecard in a parliamentary inquiry that would also put Chancellor Angela Merkel in the hot seat.
Germany unveils US$146b stimulus to kickstart coronavirus-hit economy
June 04, 2020 | 09:00
BERLIN: Germany will plough 130 billion euros (US$146 billion) into a stimulus package to kick-start an economy severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday (Jun 3).
Merkel allies wary as coalition partner seeks concessions
December 09, 2019 | 15:15
Chancellor Angela Merkel's party on Sunday (Dec 8) reacted coolly to concessions sought by the new, leftist leaders of the Social Democrats in return for keeping their fragile coalition afloat.
Maskless Merkel braves severe Delhi smog
November 02, 2019 | 08:00
German Chancellor Angela Merkel got a toxic welcome to India on Friday (Nov 1) as Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed her in air so polluted that authorities declared a public health emergency.
Sterling tumbles as Merkel downbeat on Brexit deal outlook
October 09, 2019 | 15:48
The British pound tumbled on Tuesday (Oct 8) after German Chancellor Angela Merkel reportedly warned that a Brexit deal was "overwhelmingly unlikely", further stoking fears of a disorderly and costly departure from the EU.
Merkel in Beijing says Hong Kong freedoms must be 'guaranteed'
September 07, 2019 | 09:04
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday (Sep 6) the rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong "must be guaranteed", after meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing.
European powers urge dialogue, end to escalation in Iran nuclear crisis
July 15, 2019 | 11:35
Three key European powers on Sunday (Jul 14) called for dialogue and an end to the escalation over Iran's nuclear programme, as tensions further intensified between Tehran and the United States.
Merkel arrives at G20 Summit after shaking scare
June 28, 2019 | 08:34
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived on Friday (Jun 28) at the G20 meeting in Osaka amid fears over her health after she suffered a second bout of uncontrollable shaking in just over a week.
Merkel denies coalition instability despite SPD crisis
June 04, 2019 | 09:29
German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted on Monday (Jun 3) that a crisis strangling her junior coalition partner SPD would not distract the government from its work, even as questions grew on how long the fragile partnership could hold.
World must do all 'humanly possible' on climate change: Merkel
May 31, 2019 | 13:03
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday (May 30) urged the world to do "everything humanly possible" to combat climate change and pledged to do her part.
Merkel's preferred successor says won't seek post before 2021
May 13, 2019 | 10:21
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's preferred successor, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, said Sunday (May 12) that she would not seek the top job before Merkel's term ends in 2021.
Three things to know as Germany opens massive ocean wind park
April 17, 2019 | 11:00
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday (Apr 16) officially opened a massive wind farm in the Baltic Sea, calling it a project of "national significance" for Germany's "energy transition" towards renewables.
May to meet Merkel, Macron ahead of crucial Brexit summit
April 09, 2019 | 12:30
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday (Apr 8) started a last-minute flurry of European diplomacy that includes visits to Paris and Berlin as she prepares for a make-or-break Brexit summit.
Merkel distances herself from Macron's Europe vision
March 12, 2019 | 11:00
Less than two months after celebrating a new Franco-German treaty, Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron are diverging on the future of Europe in the run-up to European Parliament elections in May.
Massive data leak targets German officials including Merkel
January 05, 2019 | 09:29
Private data stolen from hundreds of German politicians including Chancellor Angela Merkel have been published online, the government said on Friday (Jan 4), in a stunning breach of cybersecurity.
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