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BERLIN MICHAEL MUELLER

CANDIDATE FRANK HENKEL

BRIGHTLY COLOURED FLOWERS

BERLIN

19th September, 2016 49

chinadaily.com.cn

THE LATEST BERLIN POLL BY FORSCHUNGSGRUPPE WAHLEN FOR ZDF PUBLIC BROADCASTER PUT THE CDU ON 18 PERCENT, DOWN 5 POINTS FROM THE LAST ELECTION IN 2011 AND FAR BEHIND THE SPD'S PROJECTED 23 PERCENT.

It put the AfD on 14 percent, the environmentalist Greens on 15 percent and the leftist Die Linke at 14.5 percent...

18th September, 2016 558

usatoday.com

WRITING IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, NOONAN NOTES THE CASE OF GERMANY'S CHANCELLOR, ANGELA MERKEL.

Ms. Merkel, her cabinet and government, the media and cultural apparatus that lauded her decision were not in the least affected by it and likely never would be...

16th August, 2016 1581

nytimes.com

MS. MERKEL HAS INSISTED THAT GERMANY CAN SUCCESSFULLY ASSIMILATE THE NEWCOMERS, BUT THE RECENT ATTACKS HAVE STRAINED THE COALITION GOVERNMENT SHE LEADS.

Six days later, in Germany's first Islamist suicide attack, a 27-year- old Syrian blew himself up outside a music festival in the Bavarian town of Ansbach and wounded 15...

POLICE

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

MR. DE MAIZIèRE

TERRORIST ATTACKS

THOMAS DE MAIZIèRE

12th August, 2016 186

independent.co.uk

ANGELA MERKEL REFUSES TO CHANGE REFUGEE POLICY AFTER TERROR ATTACKS

Germany attacks Merkel refuses to change refugee policy amid calls for crackdown after Isis-inspired killings...

28th July, 2016 306

BRIGHTLY COLOURED FLOWERS AND CANDLES ADORNED THE SIDE OF THE STATION, AS WELL AS SIGNS PROPPED UP AGAINST THE WALL, MANY WITH JUST ONE WORD: "WARUM?"

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave an emotional press conference about the attack after chairing a meeting of her government's security cabinet...

2002 ALBUMS

SHOPPING MALL

FRIDAY NIGHT

MCDONALDS

KARASU NUHAN

OLYMPIA-EINKAUFSZENTRUM

23rd July, 2016 29

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ERDOGAN, HOWEVER, HAS URGED TURKISH IMMIGRANTS LIVING IN GERMANY NOT TO FOLLOW MERKEL'S ADVICE.

Home to 3 million Turkish immigrants, Germany fears rising tensions...

18th July, 2016 37

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CHANCELLOR GERHARD SCHROEDER

CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL HAS CAUTIONED GERMANS AGAINST FALLING PREY TO ANY FORM OF XENOPHOBIC "RABBLE-ROUSING", WHILE OTHER LAWMAKERS HAVE DEPLORED THE NEW "PINSTRIPED NAZIS".

The biggest anti-PEGIDA march was held in the southern city of Munich, where at least 12,000 rallied under the banner "Make space - Refugees are welcome"...

DPA

23rd December, 2014 4879

RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST PROTESTERS

GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL'S BOLD OPEN-DOOR POLICY FOR REFUGEES HAS HIT HER USUALLY HIGH POPULARITY RATINGS AS WELL AS BROUGHT A BACKLASH IN HER CONSERVATIVE RANKS.

Christian and Muslim refugees should be housed separately, says German police chief...

29th September, 2015 2920

bbc.co.uk

THE DEVELOPMENT COMES AFTER A DAY OF NEGOTIATIONS IN BRUSSELS BETWEEN GERMANY AND GREECE ABOUT THE GREEK REQUEST FOR MORE HELP.

Germany stands to lose up to 80bn if Greece were to leave the eurozone...

20th February, 2015 2574

reuters.com

SPYING IS A SENSITIVE ISSUE IN GERMANY BECAUSE OF THE ABUSES OF THE NAZI AND COMMUNIST ERAS.

A report released by the group suggested NSA spying on Merkel and her staff had gone on far longer and more widely than previously realized...

GERHARD SCHRöDER

ANGELA MERKEL

NSA CONTRACTOR EDWARD

BERLIN

8th July, 2015 1128

ANGELA MERKEL 'FIRM FAVOURITE' FOR NOBEL PRIZE OVER REFUGEE CRISIS

Angela merkel firm favourite for nobel prize over refugee crisis...

4th October, 2015 968

washingtonpost.com

A SIMILAR SCENE PLAYED OUT IN THE TOWN OF WINSEN IN THE EASTERN GERMAN STATE OF LOWER SAXONY ON SUNDAY.

Local politicians in the city of Bingen were shocked and immediately set up a pro-refugee march to advocate for tolerance...

ALTERNATIVE FüR DEUTSCHLAND

GERHARD SCHRöDER

RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS

THE HOUSE

11th April, 2016 766

nytimes.com

"NOT THEN AND NOT NOW," MR. VORBECK REPLIED ...

Mr. Heiss declared: "No. That much I can say."...

3rd July, 2015 737

GERMAN MAYORAL CANDIDATE HENRIETTE REKER STABBED IN NECK BY MAN 'SHOUTING ABOUT REFUGEES' IN COLOGNE

German mayoral candidate henriette reker stabbed in neck by man shouting about refugees in cologne...

KöLNISCHE RUNDSCHAU NEWSPAPER

17th October, 2015 421

nytimes.com

PHILIPP MISSFELDER RISING POLITICIAN IN GERMANY DIES AT 35

25, 1979, in Gelsenkirchen, the son of a steelworker, Mr. Missfelder became involved in conservative politics in high school...

MR. MISSFELDER

CONSERVATIVE POLITICS

PHILIPP MISSFELDER

19th July, 2015 419

ANGELA MERKEL'S PARTY SUFFERS IN GERMAN STATE VOTES AS SHE FACES MOST SERIOUS CHALLENGE TO HER POWER

But Mrs Merkel can point to the Greens' success as evidence that her refugee policy is a vote-winner -- just not with her party's traditional voters...

13th March, 2016 275

THEIR APPLICATIONS TO STAY WILL BE PROCESSED WITHIN THREE WEEKS OF ARRIVAL.

While awaiting a decision, migrants in these centers will be restricted to that district and will lose all benefits if breaking these rules...

CENTER-LEFT SOCIAL DEMOCRATS

INTERIOR MINISTRY

SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF GERMANY

BERLIN

7th November, 2015 185

bbc.com

GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL SAID HER PARTY HAD A DIFFICULT DAY AFTER RIGHT-WINGERS MADE GAINS IN STATE ELECTIONS.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her party had a difficult day after right-wingers made gains in state elections...

14th March, 2016 178

MIGRATION CRISIS OBAMA AND EU LEADERS TO DISCUSS NAVAL PATROLS IN LIBYA

The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, met Obama for talks on his arrival in Germany...

24th April, 2016 165

55 GMT VLADIMIR PUTIN HAS GOT WHAT HE WANTED.

After separatists victory in debaltseve will putin stick or twist?...

18th February, 2015 139

reuters.com

GERMANY WILL RECEIVE MORE THAN A MILLION REFUGEES THIS YEAR VICE CHANCELLOR SIGMAR GABRIEL TOLD A SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC SPD PARTY EVENT IN MAINZ.

Germany will receive more than a million refugees this year, Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel told a Social Democratic SPD party event in Mainz...

ASYLUM SEEKERS

VICE CHANCELLOR SIGMAR

11th October, 2015 120

GERMAN SPY INQUIRY COULD DEMAND ACCESS TO BRITISH INTELLIGENCE SECRETS

Exclusive chairman warns german parliamentary inquiry into spying known as nsa committee could force angela merkel's government to disclose files on joint intelligence operations with uk...

SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE

18th June, 2015 108

A POLL CONDUCTED IN GERMANY HAS FOUND THAT MORE THAN HALF OF GERMANS AGREE WITH CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL'S POSITION ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH GREECE.

More than half of Germans support Merkel's tough stance on Greece...

MARATHON ALL-NIGHT NEGOTIATIONS

15th July, 2015 82

theguardian.com

MERKEL FACES KEY TEST OF REFUGEE POLICIES IN GERMAN REGIONAL ELECTIONS

She comes across as statesmanlike she is becoming Germany's first stateswoman...

9th March, 2016 81

BOTH FRENCH PRESIDENT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE AND GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL WERE IN ATTENDANCE AS MR FARAGE ADDRESSED THE SPEECH THEY MADE TOGETHER ON WEDNESDAY.

Ukip leader Nigel Farage heavily criticised France and Germany in his latest speech to the European Parliament...

EUROPE

9th October, 2015 78

theguardian.com

GERMANY'S AFD NEEDS TO LEARN HISTORY'S LESSONS ALL OVER AGAIN

Shortly before Merkel's comments, AfD's leader, Frauke Petry, hailed her party's success as a great day for democracy ...

AFD

CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT PARTY

ANGELA MERKEL

14th March, 2016 75

japantimes.co.jp

"THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT OF POPULAR SUPPORT OF ANGELA MERKEL," MAKING IT "EXTREMELY DIFFICULT" FOR BAVARIA TO BUCK HER, ROEMMELE SAID.

Closing borders in Europe might sound like the answer, but is unrealistic -- Merkel is not willing to build another wall in Europe, the person familiar with her thinking said...

11th October, 2015 62

BUT MRS MERKEL SUFFERED A BAD RESULT IN STATE ELECTIONS IN 2011 ONLY TO BOUNCE BACK WITH A MASSIVE VICTORY IN 2013'S NATIONAL ELECTION.

Three state elections coincided on Sunday on what was branded Super Sunday ...

13th March, 2016 38

INTERIOR MINISTER WOLFGANG SCHAEUBLE WAS SHOT BY A DERANGED MAN WHILE CAMPAIGNING IN OCTOBER 1990, AN ATTACK THAT LEFT HIM USING A WHEELCHAIR.

It said her life was not in danger as did Reker's campaign team...

ANGELA MERKEL

WOLFGANG SCHäUBLE

OUTGOING MAYOR JUERGEN

WESTERN GERMAN CITY

HENRIETTE REKER

17th October, 2015 30

sbs.com.au

IT WOULD APPEAL TO PRESIDENT PUTIN WHO WOULD SEE IT AS ANOTHER STEP ON THE ROAD TO TOTAL INDEPENDENCE FOR EASTERN UKRAINE.

When Angela Merkel and Francoise Hollande flew to Moscow over the weekend for talks with President Putin, none emerged especially hopeful about the war ending any time soon...

10th February, 2015 20

smh.com.au

FRUSTRATED REFUGEE IN GERMANY SETS FIRE TO HIS NEW HOME, POLICE SAY

Last year, more than 200 asylum centres were set on fire, according to an analysis by German weekly Die Zeit...

RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS

REGIONAL STATE ELECTIONS

THE HOUSE

12th April, 2016 17

independent.ie

IN RESPONSE MRS MERKEL TOLD HER SOMETIMES POLITICS IS HARD AND GERMANY CAN'T ACCOMMODATE EVERYBODY WHO WANTS TO COME.

In response, Mrs Merkel told her sometimes politics is hard and Germany can't accommodate everybody who wants to come...

EUROSKEPTIC PARTY ALTERNATIVE

CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY

17th July, 2015 15

GERMANY IS EXPECTING AN UNPRECEDENTED 800 000 ASYLUM-SEEKERS THIS YEAR AS EUROPE GRAPPLES WITH ITS BIGGEST MIGRATION CRISIS SINCE WORLD WAR II.

The first, titled Dark Germany, showed a refugee center in flames...

30th August, 2015 12

IN DISCUSSIONS HERE AND IN MUNICH, THERE IS A SENSE THAT GERMANY IS DISTANCING ITSELF FROM THE UNITED STATES IN ITS ATTITUDES TOWARD RUSSIA.

Senior Senate Republicans in the United States unfairly accused her of appeasement, but there is a deeper issue about Germany's positioning now, made manifest over Ukraine...

26th February, 2015 11

japantimes.co.jp

LUCKE FOR DISTANCING THE AFD FROM ANTI-ISLAM PROTESTS AND EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE "EROSION OF GERMANY'S SOVEREIGNTY AND IDENTITY."

"Please give me a few months' time to lead this party back on track," a smiling Petry .....

5th July, 2015 8

reuters.com

GERMAN CHANCELLOR FROM 1982 UNTIL 1998, KOHL CALLED ON EUROPEAN UNION GOVERNMENTS TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP SOLVE THE REFUGEE CRISIS, WHILE RESPECTING NATIONAL DIFFERENCES.

Europe cannot become a new home for millions of people in need around the world," Kohl wrote...

CHANCELLOR HELMUT KOHL

MINISTER VIKTOR ORBAN

HELMUT KOHL

16th April, 2016 6

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A U.S. OFFICIAL SUGGESTED WHITE HOUSE PLANS TO KEEP SYRIAN CHAOS UNDER CONTROL AS OBAMA LEAVES OFFICE HAVE BEEN UPENDED.

As Syria cease-fire fails, Obama may leave successor 'problem from hell'...

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

24th September, 2016 603

japantimes.co.jp

PUTIN WILL TRY TO GET FROM BARACK OBAMA .

The Group of 20 summit starting in China on Sunday gives Russian President Vladimir Putin one more chance to try to strong-arm U.S. President Barack Obama...

RUSSIA

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

BARACK OBAMA

1st September, 2016 0

HE ACCUSED RUSSIA OF FAILING TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO DO THAT, ADDING THAT DETERIORATING CONDITIONS MAKE IT IMPERATIVE FOR RUSSIA TO SHOW IT IS SERIOUS NOW.

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IRAQ WAR

BASHAR AL-ASSAD

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

BARACK OBAMA

5th August, 2016 76

nbcnews.com

VOTERS WERE WARNED THAT BREXIT WOULD BE A POLITICAL BOON FOR RUSSIA AND CHINA

Russia, China See Silver Linings After U.K.'s Brexit Vote...

RUSSIA

EU MIGRATION POLICIES

14th July, 2016 81

usatoday.com

IS OUT, BREXIT PASSESBRITAIN VOTES TO LEAVE EUROPEAN UNION

IS OUT, BREXIT PASSES5 things investors need to know about Brexit...

25th June, 2016 13

STATE OF THE UNION: A NARROW DEFEAT FOR THE FAR-RIGHT IN AUSTRIA, FRANCE GRIPPED BY STRIKES AHEAD OF EURO 2016

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28th May, 2016 1

RUSSIA'S PREFERENCE WOULD BE DIVISION AND LESS INTEGRATION OF THE EUROPEAN MEMBER STATES," SAID PALMER MORGAN OF THE GERMAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AND SECURITY AFFAIRS.

Putin would be happy," Cameron said. "I suspect al-Baghdadi would be happy." Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is the leader of ISIS in Iraq...

UNITED KINGDOM

PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON

MINISTER DAVID CAMERON

17th May, 2016 3

smh.com.au

AHEAD OF A 2014 SCOTTISH VOTE ON INDEPENDENCE, MR OBAMA SAID HE HOPED BRITAIN "REMAINS STRONG, ROBUST AND UNITED", A COMMENT THAT WAS WELCOMED BY UNIONIST POLITICIANS IN LONDON.

"The European Union doesn't moderate British influence - it magnifies it," he wrote in the Daily Telegraph newspaper...

22nd April, 2016 4

IN RETURN, TURKEY WILL TAKE BACK ANY FAILED ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM GREECE.

The German Chancellor is seriously thinking of giving Ahmet six billion Euros, double what Turkey was first offered...

9th March, 2016 820

OBAMA URGES TURKEY TO REDUCE TENSIONS WITH RUSSIA

In Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said similar ties between Russia and Turkey had failed...

1st December, 2015 398

bloomberg.com

AND OTHER NATIONS TO HELP END THE COUNTRY'S CIVIL WAR AND FIGHT ISLAMIC STATE, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SAID.

Hasn't dropped its insistence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must go...

BARACK OBAMA

1st December, 2015 54

chinadaily.com.cn

FRANCE REQUESTS EUROPEAN SUPPORT IN SYRIA, IRAQ, AFRICA

More details will be discussed between France and individual EU governments, said EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini...