Merkel
COVID: Merkel govt slams packed stadium
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman on Monday said it was "difficult to understand" why local authorities in Cologne allowed 50,000 fans to pack a stadium at the weekend as Germany…
Merkel
‘Monument’ Merkel gets standing ovation at last EU summit
BRUSSELS: European leaders gave German Chancellor Angela Merkel a standing ovation on Friday at her last EU summit after a 16-year reign that helped guide the bloc through major ups…
Macron
Macron changes phone, calls national security meeting to discuss Pegasus spyware
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron - who has changed the mobile and number for certain exchanges - has called a national security meeting on Thursday (22nd of July, 2021) morning…
Merkel
Merkel ‘uneasy’ about EU reliance on foreign chip makers
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday she was "uneasy" about growing European reliance on Asian microchip makers and called for more homegrown development and "water-tight contracts". She told an…
Germany
German conservatives fear ‘polarisation’ over Merkel succession
BERLIN: The leader of Angela Merkel's party warned of a "polarising" election campaign Monday as Germany's conservatives prepared for fresh talks over the bitter battle to succeed the chancellor at…
Merkel
Merkel’s party braces for drubbing in German state polls
STUTTGART: Germans headed to the polls in two key regional elections on Sunday, with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives bracing for a drubbing on anger over a corruption scandal and a…
Merkel urges stricter German virus curbs in hotspots
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday urged German regions with high coronavirus rates to tighten social contact restrictions before Christmas as the country struggled to slow a second wave of…
Merkel
Merkel, Germany’s ‘eternal’ chancellor, marks 15 years in power
BERLIN: In power so long she has been dubbed Germany's "eternal chancellor", Angela Merkel marks 15 years at the helm of Europe's top economic power Sunday with her popularity and…
Merkel spokesman
Reopening Brexit deal ‘not on agenda’: Merkel spokesman
BERLIN: Germany on Wednesday slapped down Britain's hopes of persuading Brussels to rewrite the Brexit deal, with Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman saying re-examining the agreement was "not on the agenda".…
Macron
Merkel, Macron search for reforms to halt EU ‘disintegration’
MESEBERG (Germany): German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to hammer out reforms that can stop the "disintegration" of the European Union, torn by populist forces and deep…
Angela Merkel
Refusing Muslim migrants to enter EU ‘unacceptable’: Merkel
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that the refusal of some EU countries to accept Muslim refugees is “unacceptable”. “That’s not right at all that some countries say: ‘generally…