Germans think Trump is a bigger problem than North Korea
Not so close. (Michael Kappeler/Pool Photo via AP) The once-close relationship between the US and Germany has undergone a shakeup since Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election. Over the course of this year—particularly during Germany’s own election campaign—politicians including Chancellor Angela … Read More
Germany offers refugees benefits in kind to return home
Up to now, asylum seekers in Germany received €1200 if they requested a voluntary return before their trial is completed | Sean Gallup/Getty Images The scheme, which provides benefits of up to €3000 for families, will run until February. The … Read More
MERKEL LOSING GRIP: Germany more DIVIDED than ever before in threat to EU integration
Theresa May: MPs must ‘come together’ to deliver Brexit The German Chancellor is already suffering from a damaged ego over a failure to form a coalition following September’s embarrassing election defeat. And now Angela Merkel is struggling to maintain grip … Read More
Angela Merkel’s CDU backs German government ‘grand coalition’ strategy
The Christian Democratic Union led by Chancellor Angela Merkel has thrown its support behind pursuing a new alliance with the Social Democrats (SPD). Merkel has stressed the importance of a stable German government. German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Monday for “serious, … Read More
Germany grapples with integration after opening its borders
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BERLIN — Anas Maghrebi rolled his drumsticks back and forth between his thumb and forefinger. The 27-year-old singer-songwriter fled Syria’s civil war and landed on the Greek island of Lesbos in September 2015, at the peak of Europe’s migrant crisis. … Read More
Half of Germans want new elections after coalition talks failed
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Germany’s crisis means uncertainty for Europe. But it won’t be fatal
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The continent has been rattled at a time when it has so many unresolved issues. Macron’s plans, however, will be key – and Merkel is not finished yet. ‘Talk of Merkel’s political demise has been going on since the 2015 … Read More
Germany’s Merkel suffers blow as FDP pulls out of coalition talks
Talks on forming a coalition government in Germany have collapsed, leaving Angela Merkel facing her biggest challenge in 12 years as chancellor. The free-market liberal FDP pulled out after four weeks of talks with Mrs Merkel’s CDU/CSU bloc and the … Read More
France and Germany are blocking EU deal, suggests David Davis as he lists countries that want Brexit deal
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France and Germany are blocking a Brexit deal, David Davis has suggested, as he listed five European Union countries that want to “move on”. The Exiting the EU secretary told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that Britain would not compromise … Read More