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...
