Merkel sits at public ceremony, following shaking bouts
German Chancellor Angela Merkel sat down rather than standing at a public ceremony on Thursday, a day after a third bout of shaking in three...
Chancellor Angela Merkel
Merkel says she is fine and ‘working through’ shaking after third bout
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was “working through” a bout of shaking that first occurred in mid-June and struck for the third time on...
Merkel under fire from own ranks over German coalition deal
Chancellor Angela Merkel faced criticism from within the ranks of her own conservatives on Thursday for making concessions to her centre-left Social Democrat (SPD) coalition...
German SPD leader ‘dampens hopes for quick deal’ (Update)
The leader of Germany‘s Social Democrats (SPD) played down hopes on Monday for swift progress in coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, an SPD source...
Merkel’s conservatives, SPD agree coalition blueprint
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) agreed after all-night talks on Friday to a blueprint for formal coalition negotiations, party sources...
Merkel victory is Germany’s finest hour
The damage done by the Nazis to Germany’s reputation as a civilised country last century was so bad that the Germans have had to be...
Germans angry over ‘orgy of violence’ at Merkel’s pre-election G20
By Madeline Chambers Germans expressed anger on Sunday over violence that hit a G20 world leaders’ summit in Hamburg, raising awkward questions for Chancellor...
German parliament votes to legalise same-sex marriage
Germany’s parliament voted by a wide margin on Friday to legalise same-sex marriage after Chancellor Angela Merkel did an about-face that freed members of her...
Merkel urges EU to stick together after Brexit talks launched
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged the European Union’s remaining 27 members on Tuesday to stick together during talks on Britain’s exit from the bloc, which...
Germany to focus on free, fair trade at G20 summit, says Merkel
Germany wants to make progress in its presidency of the Group of Twenty leading economies on improving free and fair trade and will try to...
Half of Germans against Merkel serving fourth term -poll
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s domestic popularity has declined, a poll showed on Sunday, with 50 percent of Germans against her serving a fourth term in...
German vice chancellor: Merkel underestimated migrant integration challenge – Update 1
German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said in an interview on Saturday that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives had “underestimated” the challenge of integrating a record migrant...
German-Iranian gunman kills nine in Munich, then himself (Update 2)
By Karin Strohecker, Jens Hack and Joern Poltz An 18-year-old German-Iranian gunman who apparently acted alone opened fire near a busy shopping mall in Munich on Friday...
German cabinet backs expanded role in Mediterranean mission
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet agreed on Wednesday to expand the role of the German navy in the Mediterranean Sea to include efforts to stop arms...
Merkel’s party suffers drubbing in German state votes
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives lost out in two out of three regional state elections on Sunday as Germans gave a thumbs-down to her accommodating refugee...
As crunch votes loom, Merkel says migrant plans gaining traction
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday things were moving in the right direction after the European Union agreed a draft deal with Turkey to...
Merkel says still against Turkey joining the EU
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that Turkey’s help was needed to stem the flow of refugees to Europe but that this hadn’t changed...
Our View: Migrant crisis veering out of control
CHANCELLOR Angel Merkel’s decision to welcome Syrian refugees to Germany appears more misguided by the day. With 450,000 asylum seekers having already entered Germany this...
Merkel condemns ‘disgusting’ message of hate towards refugees
Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned on Monday violent protests against refugees that erupted over the weekend in eastern Germany, blaming them on far-right extremists who were...
Greek deal done, Merkel’s allies rush to sell it in Germany
Germany’s political establishment rushed to defend a deal with Greece on Monday to negotiate a third bailout, with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s lieutenants selling the agreement...