German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Merkel calls for Europe to step up to global challenges
World
February 22, 2018
Merkel calls for Europe to step up to global challenges
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday the European Union needed to develop a response to growing global political and…
Germany’s potential coalition partners agree on energy, wrangle over health
World
February 4, 2018
Germany’s potential coalition partners agree on energy, wrangle over health
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) reached agreement on energy and agriculture on Saturday, but were…
France, Germany pledge closer ties with new bilateral treaty
World
January 21, 2018
France, Germany pledge closer ties with new bilateral treaty
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have pledged to agree on a new French-German treaty this year…
Merkel says all Gulf nations, Iran, Turkey must work to ease Qatar crisis
World
June 10, 2017
Merkel says all Gulf nations, Iran, Turkey must work to ease Qatar crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she was concerned about the situation in Qatar, adding that all Gulf nations,…
Erdogan says EU presented Turkey with new 12-month diplomatic timetable: Hurriyet
Middle East
May 28, 2017
Erdogan says EU presented Turkey with new 12-month diplomatic timetable: Hurriyet
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said the European Union had presented Turkey with a new 12-month timetable for renewing their relations,…
Merkel says Europe should not simply push Turkey away
World
May 3, 2017
Merkel says Europe should not simply push Turkey away
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday Europe should not push Turkey away despite worries about President Tayyip Erdogan's tightening…
Germany’s Merkel presses Saudi Arabia on refugees and rights
Middle East
May 1, 2017
Germany’s Merkel presses Saudi Arabia on refugees and rights
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and his successors in her first visit to the kingdom…
European leaders respond cautiously to Turkey vote
World
April 17, 2017
European leaders respond cautiously to Turkey vote
Germany said on Monday the close result in Turkey's referendum on expanding Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's powers was a big…
Turkey’s Erdogan decries Merkel over ‘Nazi measures’ as row thunders on
World
March 20, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan decries Merkel over ‘Nazi measures’ as row thunders on
Ankara launched a new wave of anti-German rhetoric on Sunday, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calling out the German chancellor…
US reporters praise German journalists for questioning Trump
World
March 19, 2017
US reporters praise German journalists for questioning Trump
US President Donald Trump claimed that German news agency reporter Kristina Dunz was interested in "fake news" when she asked…