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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and the EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will attend the January 12 multilateral conference on Cyprus, reports said on...
Charlie Hebdo mocks Merkel in first German edition
The first German edition of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo hit the news stands on Thursday, with a front page lampooning Chancellor Angela Merkel, almost two...
Germany’s finance minister presses for a “German Islam”
By Caroline Copley A veteran ally of Angela Merkel urged Muslims in Germany on Sunday to develop a “German Islam” based on liberalism and tolerance,...
Bratislava: a nice cruise on the Danube, Renzi steps up attack on EU, Merkel
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi stepped up his attacks against other European Union leaders on Sunday after an EU summit in Bratislava which he said...
Merkel’s party suffers rout in Berlin in migrant policy backlash (Update)
By Michael Nienaber and Madeline Chambers German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives suffered their second electoral blow in two weeks on Sunday, slumping to their lowest...
Hollande, Merkel urge clear vision for addressing Europe’s weaknesses
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday that it was crucial an upcoming European Union summit, the first since Britain...
German govt says still able to act despite row over migrants
The German government dismissed charges on Monday that it has become “incapacitated” because of its failure to agree on a strategy on the refugee question...
Anastasiades heading for Berlin (Updated: adds spokesman’s comments)
President Nicos Anastasiades was in Berlin on Sunday and is expected to take part in a working dinner with other European leaders at the invitation...
Merkel strikes back, defends migrant policy after election rout
Chancellor Angela Merkel hit back at critics of her open-door migrant policy on Wednesday after her conservative CDU party was humiliated in a regional vote,...
Merkel’s CDU beaten by anti-immigrant AfD in state election-exit poll (Updated)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats fell to third place in a state election on Sunday behind the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) and anti-immigrant...