Home

Angela Merkel

Merkel backs euro fund boost, faces revolt risk

Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin Reuters 08/31/2011
Greek default would destroy faith in Europe: Merkel

Allowing Greece to default on its debt now would destroy investor confidence in the euro zone and might spark contagion like that experienced after the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in 2008, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday.

Merkel backs euro fund boost, faces revolt risk

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet approved new powers for the euro zone's bailout fund on Wednesday, but she faces an uphill battle to convince party skeptics to back efforts to contain the crisis.

Angela Merkel slammed for joy over bin Laden killing

Several German politicians on Wednesday criticized Chancellor Angela Merkel for expressing joy over the death of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, saying it sent the wrong message.

Angela Merkel calms storm over dressing-room visit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel had a 'clear the air' chat with football bosses here after a surprise visit to the Germany team's changing room caused a storm, it was revealed Wednesday.

France and Germany Spar Over Policies on Roma

JUDY DEMPSEY and STEPHEN CASTLE The New York Times 09/17/2010
France and Germany Spar Over Policies on Roma

European tempers over the treatment of Roma immigrants flared again on Friday, as President Nicolas Sarkozy of France said the Germans were preparing to follow France’s lead and expel migrant Roma, while German officials denied they had said any such thing.

Analysis: Merkel under pressure to raise tax for rich Germans

As an age of austerity looms for some of Germany's poorest citizens, pressure is growing to impose higher taxes on the richest, setting the scene for fresh conflict in Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition.

Angela Merkel's government threatened with collapse

Kate Connolly The Guardian 06/14/2010

‘Mummy’ Merkel battered as Germans lose faith in EU

Peter Millar The Sunday Times 05/16/2010
Angela Merkel's government threatened with collapse

German chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right coalition government looked to be close to collapse today, weakened by a string of disagreements and intense infighting over austerity cuts, policy reform and the departure of senior conservatives.

‘Mummy’ Merkel battered as Germans lose faith in EU

GISELA and Susi, thirtysomething civil service secretaries, were shivering over their sausages in what the tabloids labelled the “most miserable May of the millennium” and planning their summer holidays. “I know where I’m not going,” one of them said. “The hotels, service and food aren’t as good as Turkey but the prices are as high as Italy!”

Merkel blasts 'treacherous' banks in Greek crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday slammed "treacherous" practices by banks during the Greek crisis and said governments must crack down on speculators hunting profits in the turmoil.

Merkel, Brown, Sarkozy Mark 20 Years After Fall of Berlin Wall

Chancellor Angela Merkel called it the “happiest day in German history.” French President Nicolas Sarkozy drove all the way from Paris to witness it, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said it helped build trust.


1 | 2 | 3 | next »