Tag: German Chancellor Angela Merkel

China’s Xi, Germany’s Merkel agree Iran issue should be resolved peacefully:...

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed the Iran nuclear issue should be resolved peacefully and that further escalation of...

Merkel urges divided Germans to pull together in 2019

BERLIN: Acknowledging that her government disappointed many Germans in 2018, Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to pull the country together for 2019 with a call...

Germany won’t export arms to Saudi Arabia ‘in current situation’, says...

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that Berlin would not export arms to Saudi Arabia for now in the wake of dissident journalist...

Merkel’s conservatives hit 12-year low in German poll

BERLIN: Support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc, trying to move beyond a bitter dispute over migrant policy that threatened the coalition, has...

Merkel’s last-ditch migrant deal reopens deep EU divisions

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under fire Tuesday from EU partners after she agreed to push back migrants in a last-ditch deal to...

In coalition showdown, Merkel allies to decide on migrant plan

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies, the Christian Social Union (CSU), will decide on Monday whether to defy her by implementing a plan...

Germany’s Merkel laments fraying of multilateral order

BERLIN: Germany is worried by signs of weakening in the network of multilateral organisations and agreements designed to foster international cooperation, Chancellor Angela Merkel...

Despite warmth, Merkel and Trump still differ on trade and NATO

WASHINGTON: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump aired differences over trade and NATO on Friday at a White House meeting where...

Merkel visits Trump without illusions, but with hope

BERLIN: Germany’s Angela Merkel visits US President Donald Trump on Friday with no illusions of matching his “special relationship” with France’s Emmanuel Macron, but...

Merkel urges compromise, Macron wants solidarity on euro zone reforms

BERLIN: Germany’s Angela Merkel called for a spirit of compromise on reforming the euro zone at a meeting on Thursday with French President Emmanuel...