Angela Merkel
Merkel can well imagine a European finance minister
World
September 15, 2017
Merkel can well imagine a European finance minister
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she could well imagine a European finance minister but stressed that the creation…
Germany deports failed Afghan asylum seekers
World
September 13, 2017
Germany deports failed Afghan asylum seekers
Germany deported eight Afghans with criminal records after their applications for asylum were rejected, said Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere.…
German right-wing party on course to enter parliament
World
September 13, 2017
German right-wing party on course to enter parliament
A nationalist party that wants Germany to close its borders to migrants, leave Europe’s common currency and end sanctions against…
Merkel backs class-action lawsuits for diesel car owners
Business
September 4, 2017
Merkel backs class-action lawsuits for diesel car owners
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s support for collective lawsuits could force Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) to offer to compensate owners of diesel cars in…
Merkel ally drops call for cap on refugees entering Germany
World
August 20, 2017
Merkel ally drops call for cap on refugees entering Germany
A key ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel says he’s no longer making a cap on refugees a condition for…
The Latest: German campaign on hold after Spain attacks
World
August 18, 2017
The Latest: German campaign on hold after Spain attacks
Thousands of people including Spain’s king and prime minister have held a minute of silence for the victims of attacks…
EU leaders try to take migration feud off table, for now
World
June 22, 2017
EU leaders try to take migration feud off table, for now
European Union leaders meeting in Brussels will try to gloss over their feud about who takes in refugees, a change…
Indian PM Modi tells Merkel India and Germany ‘made for one another’
World
May 30, 2017
Indian PM Modi tells Merkel India and Germany ‘made for one another’
At a press conference, the leaders of Germany and India have said that the countries’ relationship is of “international significance.”…
Germany says it spent 20 billion euros on refugees in 2016
World
May 24, 2017
Germany says it spent 20 billion euros on refugees in 2016
The German government in 2016 provided 9.3 billion euros ($10.4 billion) to its sixteen states for assisting migrants and 11…
German Social Democrats’ candidate Shulz ahead of Merkel for chancellor vote: poll
World
February 17, 2017
German Social Democrats’ candidate Shulz ahead of Merkel for chancellor vote: poll
Martin Schulz, the German Social Democrats' candidate for federal elections in September, would beat Chancellor Angela Merkel if balloting was…