Tag: Angela Merkel
Merkel ‘in good health’ and ready to serve full term: chief...
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel is in good health and on track to serve her full term in office through to 2021 in coalition with...
Germany adds six months to Saudi arms export ban
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government on Thursday extended by six months an embargo on weapons exports to Saudi Arabia, instituted last October...
Merkel aide ‘sad’ about Ozil’s wedding invite to Erdogan
BERLIN: Angela Merkel's chief of staff on Monday joined the growing chorus of criticism of Arsenal's German midfielder Mesut Ozil for reportedly inviting Turkish President...
We have responsibility to get an orderly Brexit, says Merkel
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she would do all she could to make sure Britain leaves the European Union with an...
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer: Merkel choice elected CDU leader
HAMBURG: Germany's ruling Christian Democratic Union party elected Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel as its new leader on Friday.
Kramp-Karrenbauer, nicknamed AKK, is often...
Merkel’s party votes for new leader, and new era in Germany
HAMBURG: Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats vote on Friday to decide who replaces her as party leader and moves into pole position to succeed her...
Germany seeks dialogue with country’s 4.5 million Muslims
The German government is reaching out to the country's 4.5 million Muslims by sitting down with community leaders, experts and imams to talk about...
Merkel taking risk by giving up CDU party chair, protege says
BERLIN: Angela Merkel’s decision to give up the leadership of her Christian Democrats while staying on as German chancellor is a risk and an...
Angela Merkel calls for a ‘real, true’ European army
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday made a clear call for a future European army, in an apparent rebuke to US President Donald...
Germany will back extension of sanctions against Russia: Merkel
KIEV: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that Germany would push for an extension of Western sanctions against Russia in December because Moscow had...
German chancellor Angela Merkel to step down in 2021
BERLIN: Germany's Angela Merkel has said she will step down as chancellor in 2021, following recent election setbacks.
“I will not be seeking any political...
Angela Merkel calls PM Imran, extends invitation to visit Germany
ISLAMABAD: German Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel telephoned Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday to congratulate him on his election as the prime minister of...
Erdogan, Merkel to meet amid tensions, protests
BERLIN: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a state visit to Germany this week as the two countries seek to rebuild ties after...
Interior minister offers to resign, in blow to German coalition
MUNICH/BERLIN: German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer offered his resignation to party colleagues late on Sunday, party officials said, escalating a row over migration with...
Iran nuclear accord not ideal, but best to stick with it:...
BERLIN: The best way to address international concern about Iran’s role in the region and its ballistic missile program is within the framework of...
Germany’s SPD urge Merkel’s conservatives to speed up euro zone reform
BERLIN: Germany’s Social Democrats on Tuesday raised the pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives to back proposals to reform the euro zone as agreed...
Merkel and Macron meet in Paris to discuss eurozone reform, response...
PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged on Friday to formulate a roadmap for euro zone reform by June, but they...
