Her proposal to suspend Turkish application for EU membership will find obvious backers in Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic — the very states that EU itself is mulling action over the refugee crisis In little more than two weeks, Germans will … Read More
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel highlighted her government’s economic achievements in a speech to Parliament Tuesday, positioning herself as the leader who can cope with rapidly changing technology as she seeks election to a fourth term later this month. Merkel, … Read More
BERLIN — Germany’s moribund election campaign just got interesting. A day after Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Social Democrat challenger Martin Schulz muddled through a television standoff lampooned as “more of a duet than a duel,” the country’s smaller parties … Read More
GERMAN lawyers have concluded that there is no basis to Poland’s demands for billions of pounds in reparations to cover damage done to the country during World War Two, it was reported today. A legal team at the Bundestag scoured … Read More
(CNN) We’ve had our fair share of dramatic elections recently – the UK, France, the US. And let’s not forget Brexit. The German election on September 24 may be generating fewer headlines, but it’s no less important. Here’s why you … Read More
Michael Huether, from the German Institute for Economic Research, said British officials “haven’t achieved anything” in negotiations so far. In a shock attack, he claimed they lack “strategic skills” and are unsure whether to pursue a hard or soft Brexit … Read More
Germany and Turkey are locked in a major diplomatic confrontation. German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel had vowed this week to block any fresh Turkish trade deal with the European Union as long as the current Turkish government remains in power, … Read More
GERMANY should abandon its military reluctance and lead Europe, Angela Merkel has been told by a leading historian. In an article for Der Spiegel that would have been unthinkable a few short years ago – with Germany’s reluctance to be … Read More
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday stood by her decision to open Germany’s borders to hundreds of thousands of refugees two years ago. She has previously defended the move as a necessary response to a humanitarian emergency. Asked during a … Read More