Peter Altmaier (Germany)

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Trump’s trade war against China could see allies in Macron and Merkel
ByMichael Armstrong April 8, 2018

File photo of French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. REUTERS BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron will attempt a pincer movement on Donald Trump, with China emerging as the likely target of their joint effort to avert a trade war with the United States. The leaders of…

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Merkel to Throw Cold Water on Macron’s Plans to Overhaul European Union
ByMichael Armstrong March 15, 2018March 16, 2018

BERLIN — Angela Merkel will push back on Emmanuel Macron’s ambitious plans to overhaul the European Union at a meeting in Paris on Friday, reaffirming her country’s longstanding skepticism about the pooling of fiscal resources and liabilities among eurozone member states. The German chancellor will use her first meeting with the French president since Parliament…

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