Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany

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Angela Dorothea Merkel is a German politician who has been Chancellor of Germany since 2005. She served as the Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2000 to 2018. Merkel has been widely described as the de facto leader of the European Union, the most powerful woman in the world, and by some commentators as the "leader of the free world".

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EU recovery package in spotlight as Angela Merkel addresses European Parliament EU recovery package in spotlight as Angela Merkel addresses European Parliament Credit: Euronews English Duration: 01:32Published 2 days ago

Merkel aware of 'high expectations' for Germany's EU presidency Merkel aware of 'high expectations' for Germany's EU presidency Credit: Euronews English Duration: 02:45Published 1 week ago

'Moment of truth': Macron wants EU recovery fund agreement in July Macron and German chancellor Angela Merkel held talks on Monday before the negotiations continue at the next European council.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:50Published 1 week ago

The pandemic exposes EU weakness: Merkel The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the weakness of the European Union and Germany will use its presidency of the bloc to promote solidarity and economic prosperity among its 27 member states,.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:35Published 3 weeks ago

Germany passes extra stimulus budget Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet on Wednesday passed another supplementary budget to finance its bumper stimulus package. Francis Maguire reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:58Published 3 weeks ago

Germany hasn't received confirmation of U.S. troop withdrawal Germany is still awaiting confirmation from the United States that it plans to withdraw 9,500 troops from the country. According to one senior Washington official, President Donald Trump gave the order.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:35Published on June 8, 2020

Germany announces €130 billion stimulus package as unemployment rises in Europe German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her left-right coalition has come up with a "bold response" that will boost consumer spending, invest in innovation and ease the financial strain on citizens.View.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:42Published on June 4, 2020

German coalition parties wrestle over fiscal stimulus package Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition wrestled on Tuesday over the final details of a massive stimulus package. Ciara Lee reports Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:28Published on June 2, 2020

Germany's Angela Merkel comes out top in leaders' approval poll for COVID-19 crisis Merkel has broad support of the German people for her handling of pandemic, while less than half of France approves of Macron, according to an exclusive Euronews poll. View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:28Published on May 28, 2020

Angela Merkel says pandemic will be 'stress test' for EU as Germany prepares presidency Angela Merkel says pandemic will be 'stress test' for EU as Germany prepares presidency Credit: Euronews English Duration: 01:49Published on May 28, 2020

Macron and Merkel back EU bond to raise €500 billion for COVID-19 recovery plan Macron and Merkel back EU bond to raise €500 billion for COVID-19 recovery plan Credit: Euronews English Duration: 04:40Published on May 18, 2020

WHO promises transparency in pandemic review The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that an independent evaluation of the global coronavirus response would be launched as soon as possible, and China backed such a review. Emer.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:12Published on May 18, 2020

Merkel calls for world to act together to solve pandemic German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that the coronavirus pandemic would be overcome more quickly if the world works together to tackle it, adding that it was necessary to look at whether the.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:28Published on May 18, 2020

Merkel says Germany has ‘hard evidence’ of Russian hacking "I can honestly say that it pains me. Everyday I try to build a better relationship with Russia and on the other hand, there is such hard evidence that Russian forces are doing this," the German.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:34Published on May 15, 2020

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Angela Merkel: UK will have to live with consequences of looser ties with EU Angela Merkel has warned Britons will have to “live with the consequences” of Boris Johnson rejecting Theresa May’s plan to continue close economic ties with Brussels after Brexit. The German.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago

Brexit: Angela Merkel says Britain must 'live with the consequences' of Boris Johnson's decision to ditch close alignment with EU Poll finds just 25 per cent of voters think PM will get a deal which is good for Britain Independent - Published 2 weeks ago
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Germany should not rule out Russia sanctions over Berlin murder: Merkel ally Germany should consider sanctions against Russia over the murder of a former Chechen rebel in Berlin last summer, a lawmaker from Chancellor Angela Merkel conservative bloc said on Thursday. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	Merkel urges EU to agree on €750 billion recovery plan by end of July German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged the European Union to reach an agreement on a recovery plan worth €750 billion ($843 billion) by the end of July to kickstart an economy battered by.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago
Germany bans big events until October despite COVID decline BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will extend a ban on large events until at least the end of October to try to avoid a new wave of coronavirus infections, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday. After.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks agoAlso reported by •Reuters	Merkel urges caution despite fewer coronavirus cases Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans on Wednesday to remain cautious and stick to social distancing rules, but also added that the number of new coronavirus infections had stabilized at a low level. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Germany's SPD eyes Scholz as chancellor candidate for 2021 election Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) will ask Finance Minister Olaf Scholz to be their chancellor candidate at an election next year when conservative Angela Merkel's fourth and last term ends, the weekly.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	Two neo-Nazis go on trial accused of killing German politician A German court has started hearing the case against two far-right extremists accused of killing a regional politician whose execution-style murder shocked the country last year. Walter Luebcke, a.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago
Merkel, Erdogan agree U.N. process for Libya should be bolstered: statement German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the conflict in Libya and the situation in the eastern Mediterranean in a video call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Merkel's spokesman said in a.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	For virus-tamer Merkel, global alliances trumped nationalism Travelling in convoy through the Chinese city of Wuhan last September, Angela Merkel called a halt. As her party crossed a bridge over the Yangtze river, the German Chancellor wanted to hear about a.. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020
Europe demands better pandemic plan, as Moscow exits lockdown Shares Europe's most powerful countries urged the European Union to better prepare for the next pandemic after chaotic responses to the coronavirus, as Moscow emerged from lockdown despite Russia still.. WorldNews - Published on June 10, 2020	Putin and Merkel discuss Syria, Libya, Ukraine in phone call: Kremlin Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed Syria's humanitarian aid needs in a telephone call, the Kremlin said in a statement on Tuesday. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020
Germany's Merkel urges U.N.-backed Libya talks in phone call with Egypt's Sisi Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the situation in conflict-wracked Libya with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the German governemnt said in a statement on Monday. Reuters - Published on June 8, 2020	U.S. troop plans "shake transatlantic relationship", Merkel ally says U.S. plans to withdraw troops from Germany "shake the pillars of the transatlantic relationship", Peter Beyer, the German coordinator for transatlantic ties, told Reuters on Monday. Reuters - Published on June 8, 2020
U.S. decision to withdraw troops from Germany "unacceptable" - Merkel ally Germany's coordinator for transatlantic ties has criticised U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany. Reuters - Published on June 8, 2020	Has ‘America First’ Become ‘Trump First’? Germans Wonder. One week after Chancellor Angela Merkel told President Trump she would not attend the Group of 7 meeting he wanted to host, he decided to withdraw 9,500 troops from her country. NYTimes.com - Published on June 6, 2020
Merkel allies criticize Trump decision to cut U.S. troops in Germany Senior lawmakers from German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling conservative bloc on Saturday criticized President Donald Trump's decision to order the U.S. military to remove 9,500 troops from Germany. Reuters - Published on June 6, 2020	Good planning enabled Germany to offer huge economic stimulus, Angela Merkel says Berlin — Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany needed to act “courageously and decisively” after her coalition government cobbled together a sweeping €130bn economic stimulus package... WorldNews - Published on June 5, 2020
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Merkel sticking to decision not to run again as German chancellor Germany's Angela Merkel reiterated on Thursday that she was sticking to her decision not to run again for a fifth term as chancellor of Europe's biggest economy. Reuters - Published on June 4, 2020	Xi says China ready to work with Germany, EU to create more global certainty BEIJING, June 4 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that China stands ready to work with Germany and the European Union (EU) to strengthen strategic cooperation, uphold multilateralism,.. WorldNews - Published on June 4, 2020
Germany to advise against UK travel over quarantine plan Germany is to advise its citizens against all travel to the UK because of its government's quarantine regulations. Angela Merkel's government announced that it will lift its general warning against all.. WorldNews - Published on June 4, 2020	Germany unveils 130 billion euro stimulus package to kickstart virus-hit economy Germany will plough 130 billion euros ($146 billion) into a stimulus package to kick-start an economy severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday. ...... WorldNews - Published on June 4, 2020
Factbox: Germany's stimulus package helps consumers and companies German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition on Wednesday agreed on a stimulus package worth 130 billion euros ($146 billion) to help companies and workers in Europe's largest economy recover more.. Reuters - Published on June 3, 2020	German coalition parties agree 130 billion euro stimulus package Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition on Wednesday agreed a bumper stimulus package to speed up Germany's recovery from the coronavirus Reuters - Published on June 3, 2020
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Coronavirus Live Updates: Nations Forge Ahead With Reopenings, as Global Cases Surpass 6 Million President Trump postponed the G7 summit set for next month after Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said she would not attend, citing the pandemic. NYTimes.com - Published on May 31, 2020	Merkel a 'no' for Trump's in-person G7 summit owing to pandemic worries German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not attend an in-person summit of G7 leaders that US President Donald Trump has suggested he will host despite concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, a German.. WorldNews - Published on May 30, 2020
Germany's Merkel rejects Trump invite to attend G7 summit in Washington: Politico German Chancellor Angela Merkel has refused to accept U.S. President Donald Trump's invitation to attend an envisaged summit of the Group of Seven (G7) in the United States, Politico reported on.. Reuters - Published on May 29, 2020	Merkel urges fellow leaders to contribute more to multilateral organisations German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged fellow leaders to consider providing further support to multilateral institutions like the United Nations and the World Health Organisation to speed.. Reuters - Published on May 28, 2020
Merkel insists on basics as states take bigger role in virus controls Chancellor Angela Merkel has conceded more responsibility to Germany's 16 states for tackling the coronavirus epidemic, but insisted that social distancing and mask-wearing were needed to avoid a new.. Reuters - Published on May 27, 2020	Merkel: German states taking more responsibility for coronavirus steps BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's federal government is monitoring the coronavirus closely but practical responsibility lies increasingly with the 16 states, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday,.. WorldNews - Published on May 27, 2020Also reported by •Reuters
Merkel: We have to make clear pandemic not over German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday it has to be made clear that the coronavirus pandemic is not over and basic measures such as social distancing and wearing face masks are still needed. Reuters - Published on May 27, 2020	Germany can't confirm Merkel will attend G7 in person: spokeswoman German Chancellor Angela Merkel cannot confirm her physical presence at an envisaged summit of the Group of Seven (G7) in the United States yet, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday, adding that this would.. Reuters - Published on May 27, 2020