German police spray anti-migrant protesters, Merkel toughens tone (Updated)
By Joseph Nasr and Andreas Rinke Migrants who commit crimes should lose their right to asylum, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday, toughening her...
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German chancellor Angela Merkel named ‘Person of the Year’ by Time (Updated)
By Megan Cassella Time magazine named German Chancellor Angela Merkel its 2015 ‘Person of the Year’ on Wednesday, noting her resilience and leadership when faced...
Merkel cabinet backs German role in military campaign against IS (Updated)
By Madeline Chambers Germany will join the military campaign against Islamic State (IS) insurgents in Syria under plans approved on Tuesday by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s...
Merkel, under fire over refugees, says ‘I’m fighting for my vision’
By Paul Carrel Chancellor Angela Merkel put up a spirited defence of her leadership on Friday, vowing to “fight for my vision” of how to...
Britain’s Osborne to Germany: let’s do a deal on EU reform
By Paul Carrel British Finance Minister George Osborne appealed to Germany on Tuesday to ensure euro zone decisions and costs are not imposed on Britain...
Germany strikes sharper tone on refugees as Merkel sinks in polls
By Noah Barkin Germany toughened its rhetoric on Wednesday in response to an accelerating influx of asylum seekers, pledging to step up deportations of migrants...
Merkel’s embrace of Turkey draws criticism from Bavarian allies
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door policy towards refugees and embrace of Turkey drew criticism on Monday from conservative allies, with one senior Bavarian politician warning against...
Merkel defends ‘transit zones’ to better cope with refugee influx
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday defended a proposal to set up ‘transit zones’ at German borders to filter out migrants who clearly have no chance...
Germany’s Merkel says Turkey key to solving refugee crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Turkey plays a key role in solving the “historic task” of dealing with Europe’s migrant crisis and that the European...
German refugee policy row raises political heat on Merkel (Updated)
By Paul Carrel A fall in support and a government row over the refugee crisis raised the heat on German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday,...
Merkel tells Europe: Germany can’t cope with migrants alone
By Gernot Heller Europe must share responsibility for coping with mass migration, Germany’s chancellor said on Sunday, cautioning that her country could not shelter those...
Hit by new wave of refugees, Germany warns EU partners
Struggling to cope with record numbers of asylum seekers, Germany told its European partners on Monday they too must take in more refugees, as police...
German parties split over latest Greek reform plans
By Michael Nienaber The parties in Angela Merkel’s coalition government sent conflicting signals on the latest reform proposals from Greece on Friday, underscoring the challenge...
Prominent economists urge Merkel to change course in Greece crisis
Prominent economists called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to change her policy course and stop “force-feeding” the Greek people “never-ending austerity” in an open letter...
American spies in Germany: the end of trust
By Gwynne Dyer THE QUESTION to bear in mind, when reading this whole sorry tale, is this. If Americans are, on average, no stupider than...
Challenging Merkel’s power
Pressure is on to increase the flexibility of the Eurozone’s stability pact’s rules By Stelios Papadopoulos GERMANY’S Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel stated to journalists on...
After seismic elections, EU leaders assess damage
By Robin Emmott and Jan Strupczewski EUROPEAN Union leaders assessed the continent’s dramatically altered political landscape on Tuesday following European Parliament elections and sought a...
Tales from the coffeeshop: Pres Nik living the dream in Germany
PREZ NIK was beaming on Tuesday, unable to contain his boundless joy, when he stepped out of his limo to be warmly greeted by the...
Trade can turn foes into friends, Anastasiades tells German think tank
By Angelos Anastasiou PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades told a leading political think tank in Berlin yesterday that just as in the case of a divided Europe...
Merkel favours more EU involvement in Cyprus talks
By Jean Christou GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel would favour more EU involvement in the Cyprus settlement process, she said on Tuesday after meeting President Nicos...
