Tag: Merkel
Merkel says ‘very well’ despite third shaking spell
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted she was "very well", despite suffering her third trembling spell in less than a month on Wednesday that...
German Chancellor Merkel suffers new trembling spell on eve of G20
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking as she met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday, her second such bout within two weeks, but...
Britain’s May seeks Brexit delay from Merkel, Macron
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May meets the leaders of Germany and France on Tuesday in a last-gasp bid to keep her country from...
Pence chastises EU, rejects Merkel’s call to work with Russia
MUNICH: US Vice President Mike Pence rebuked European powers over Iran and Venezuela on Saturday in a renewed attack on Washington’s traditional allies, rejecting...
Russia, Germany, France and Turkey meet for four-way Syria summit
ISTANBUL: The leaders of Russia, Germany, France and Turkey gathered in Istanbul on Saturday for a summit on Syria, where violence this week in the...
Merkel vows to ‘win back trust’ after Bavaria poll debacle
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Monday to "win back trust" from voters after squabbling within her three-party coalition was blamed for severe election...
Germany, Israel agree Iran must never have nuclear weapons: Merkel
JERUSALEM: Germany and Israel agree that Iran should never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons but they differ on how to achieve this goal,...
Merkel, Erdogan plan Syria moot in October
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday she and the leaders of Turkey, Russia and France planned to hold a summit next month on...
Merkel: NATO needs to strengthen its defence capabilities
VILNIUS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that the NATO military alliance has no choice but to improve its defence capabilities.
"It is unavoidable...
Merkel urges Macedonians to embrace name deal with Greece
SKOPJE: German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Macedonians to embrace a deal with Greece over the country's name at a referendum later this month, in...
German spy chief at odds with Merkel over hounding of migrants...
BERLIN: Germany's domestic spy chief expressed scepticism on Friday that migrants had been hounded in Chemnitz after the fatal stabbing of a German man,...
Merkel accuses far-right party of stoking ethnic tension
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday accused the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) of using violent protests over a fatal stabbing blamed on migrants...
Merkel wraps up Africa visit in Nigeria; a focus on migrants
LAGOS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday was wrapping up a three-day Africa visit in Nigeria with a meeting between the leaders of Europe's...
Merkel condemns ‘hunt’ against foreigners as far-right calls new demo
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday condemned far-right protesters who were "hunting down" foreigners in street mobs following the killing of a German man,...
Merkel sees no urgent need to help Turkey financially
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel told her Christian Democrats (CDU) at a meeting that she saw no urgent need to offer financial aid for...
Merkel says don’t expect much from meeting with Putin
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned against expectations that her meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday will produce any breakthrough on the...
Merkel, Putin to discuss Syria, Ukraine and energy
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Vladimir Putin will discuss the war in Syria, the conflict in east Ukraine and a disputed pipeline to...
