‘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...
