‘We cannot remain silent over Amazon fires,’ says Merkel
German chancellor Angela Merkel has said the G7 leaders “cannot be silent” in the face of fires sweeping parts of Brazil’s Amazon, and will call...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Weaker economy gives us reason to try to stimulate domestic economy, says Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that Europe’s largest economy was in a “somewhat more difficult phase” after a decade of growth, adding that...
Merkel says new German defence minister will quickly succeed von der Leyen
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a new defence minister would be found quickly after Ursula von der Leyen announced she would resign regardless of the...
AfD members monitored by spy agency are now in parliament
Some members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Bavaria who are under surveillance for alleged links to extremist groups won seats in...
Election thumping on the cards for Merkel coalition parties
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) both face a drubbing in a regional eelction on Oct. 28 that risks further...
I got it wrong over spymaster, Merkel admits, after row resolved
Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted on Monday she had misjudged her response to allegations of far-right sympathies against Germany’s spymaster, after resolving a row over his...
German coalition’s future at stake
The fate of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s unwieldy six-month-old government is hanging in the balance as the three coalition parties seek again this weekend to resolve...
Analysis – Merkel takes a gamble with new immigration law
Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes a new immigration law will make it easier for foreign workers to find jobs in Germany, but her push to fill...
German spy scandal exposes deep divisions in Merkel government
A scandal over migrants being chased through the streets has exposed a rift between Angela Merkel and Germany’s security establishment that is dividing her coalition...
Merkel condemns far-right xenophobia, Nazi slogans
German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned xenophobic attacks and the use of Nazi slogans in a robust speech to parliament on Wednesday after the most violent...
German government crisis: What are Merkel’s options?
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government is in disarray due to a fight within her conservative bloc over migrant policy which risks toppling her coalition after her...
Trump blasts Germany while making case for US immigration policy
US President Donald Trump blamed migrants in Europe for violently changing the culture and for what he inaccurately described as a rise in crime in...
Bavarians give Merkel two weeks to reach EU deal on migrants
Bavaria’s Christian Social Union (CSU) on Monday gave German Chancellor Angela Merkel two weeks to reach a European deal on migrants before they would demand...
Merkel faces conservative rebellion over German migration policy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced a rebellion over migrant policy on Tuesday that risks destabilising her coalition, just as she is pushing EU partners to...
Germany’s Merkel ready to work with new Italian government
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday she would communicate with a new Italian government in an “open-minded way” amid political turbulence in Rome that...
Merkel says political hate speech is ‘playing with fire’
Far-right politicians in Germany who engage in xenophobic rhetoric are not just testing free-speech limits but are inciting violence, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday....
Trump trade threat looms large as Merkel heads to China
Germany’s Angela Merkel faces a delicate diplomatic balancing act when she travels to China this week on a visit clouded by U.S. President Donald Trump’s...
Merkel allies limit her room on euro zone reform before Macron meeting
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives are restricting her room for manoeuvre on euro zone reform, documents seen by Reuters show, which could further frustrate French President...
As anti-G20 protests begin, Merkel says growth must be inclusive
By Erik Kirschbaum With an eye on anti-globalisation protests brewing in Hamburg before this week’s G20 summit, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday leaders...
Merkel vows to put climate change at centre of G20 talks
Tackling climate change will be one of the central tasks of the upcoming Hamburg G20 summit of the world’s largest economies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told lawmakers...