GERMAN businessmen who are trying to reverse Brexit by offering new EU membership terms met with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker today as Berlin attempts to throw its weight around in the bloc. German MEP Hans-Olaf Henkel attempted to bend … Read More
Germany is beginning to think about life after Angela Merkel, despite a deal this week which paved the way for her to form a new coalition government. A visibily exhausted Mrs Merkel appeared before the cameras on Friday to announce … Read More
Image AFP Angela Merkel and Martin Schulz stressed the need for social cohesion German politicians have achieved a breakthrough in talks aimed at forming a new coalition government. A blueprint for formal negotiations was agreed between Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian … Read More
GERMAN teenagers have been signing up to join its army after it launched an intensive recruitment drive on social media, according to the latest figures. More than 2,000 soldiers under the age of 18 served in the Bundeswehr last year.The … Read More
German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a statement prior to a meeting in Berlin with conservative and Social Democratic party leaders. Jorg Carstensen/AFP/Getty Images It has been more than 100 days since Germany headed to the polls — but the next … Read More
Angela Merkel now has what appears to be a last shot to cobble together a coalition government. BERLIN — For a dozen years, Angela Merkel seemingly floated above the laws of political gravity, making her calm and consensual leadership style … Read More
The German state of Lower Saxony witnessed a 10.4 percent increase in crime at the height of the migration crisis, according to a study. The study’s authors said age and reporting practices factored into the connection. A new study suggested … Read More
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Agence France-Presse Chancellor Angela Merkel will tell Germans that European cooperation is “the decisive question of the coming years” in a New Year’s Eve broadcast Sunday, as her conservatives eye tricky coalition talks. Merkel will say that “27 states in … Read More
German soldiers hold Germany’s national flag | Vano Shlamov/AFP via Getty Images Since the end of World War II, German statesmen from across the political spectrum have insisted that their nation has no national interests, only supranational ones. As founding … Read More