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GERMAN SPD BACKS TALKS WITH MERKEL AFTER IMPASSIONED EUROPE SPEECH
Social Democratic Party SPD leader Martin Schulz looks on at an SPD party convention in Berlin, Germany, November 7, 2017... READ MORE›
GERMAN TRAINS COLLIDE NEAR DUESSELDORF, SEVERAL PEOPLE INJURED
Several people were injured in a train crash on Tuesday near the German city of Duesseldorf, fire department and police spokesmen said... READ MORE›
PROTESTS DELAY GERMAN FAR-RIGHT AFD PARTY CONGRESS
Hundreds of demonstrators took the streets of Hanover on Saturday to protest against the anti-migrant, anti-Islam party 'Alternative for Germany' AfD, as it held a... READ MORE›
GERMAN PRESIDENT SET TO HOST NEW COALITION TALKS
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Christian Democratic Union CDU, Social Democratic Party SPD chief Martin Schulz and Horst Seehofer, the head of Christian Social Union CSU... READ MORE›
'I FEARED FOR MY LIFE': GERMAN MAYOR SLASHED WITH KNIFE OVER LIBERAL REFUGEE POLICY
I am horrified by the knife attack on the mayor Andreas Hollstein -- and very relieved that he can already be back with his family... READ MORE›
FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO START YOUR DAY
In Europe, the Stoxx 600 Index was 0.1 percent higher, recovering from earlier losses in the session... READ MORE›
GERMANY'S SPD URGED TO DROP OPPOSITION TO JOINING "GRAND COALITION"
There is new pressure on the German Social Democrats to reconsider their opposition to joining a new so-called grand coalition to resolve a political crisis... READ MORE›
GERMAN PRESIDENT CALLS ON PARTIES URGES FOR 'GRAND COALITION'
Germany's president is inviting Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats for joint talks on the possibility on the forming a new government... READ MORE›
MERKEL TO SIT DOWN WITH RIVAL AS GERMAN COALITION EDGES CLOSER
Germany's opposition leader agreed to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel next week to discuss forming her next government... READ MORE›
MERKEL DOWN BUT NOT OUT AFTER BREAKDOWN IN COALITION TALKS
In the political rubble and name-calling in Germany, the headline was devastating Merkel's Defeat... READ MORE›
GERMANY'S PRESIDENT URGES GREEN AND FDP LEADERS TO RESTART COALITION TALKS
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been meeting with leaders of the Greens and the Free Democrats FDP parties to discuss a way forward, following the... READ MORE›
GERMANY SEEKING WAY OUT OF CRISIS
After the shock failure of the monthlong coalition talks, "we now have to watch the reaction of the various parties and their political bases", he said... READ MORE›
MERKELS TROUBLES MAY SPELL TROUBLE FOR ALL OF EUROPE
BRUSSELS -- The European Union has long had to deal with the challenge of being led by a dominant Germany... READ MORE›
MERKEL SIGNALS READINESS FOR NEW ELECTION AFTER COALITION TALKS COLLAPSE
German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union CDU during the exploratory talks about forming a new coalition government in Berlin, Germany, November 19, 2017... READ MORE›
GERMAN STOCKS EDGY BUT NOT SPOOKED BY POLITICAL CRISIS
At the Frankfurt stock exchange, the blue-chip stock index hit a seven-week low on Monday morning but later rebounded to above 13,000 points... READ MORE›
GERMAN PRESIDENT PRESSES PARTIES TO FORM COALITION FOR GOOD OF EUROPE AFTER TALKS COLLAPSE
German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union CDU during the exploratory talks about forming a new coalition government in Berlin, Germany, November 19, 2017... READ MORE›
GERMANY POLITICAL CRISIS: WHAT'S NEXT FOR ANGELA MERKEL, CHRISTIAN DEMS
Germany's political crisis What's next for Angela Merkel, Europe's most powerful nation... READ MORE›
GERMANY FACES POLITICAL CRISIS AFTER COALITION TALKS COLLAPSE
Chancellor Angela Merkel says she would prefer a new round of elections to leading a minority government, if the quest for a majority coalition fails... READ MORE›
MERKEL'S 4TH TERM IN DOUBT AS GERMAN COALITION TALKS FAIL
'A day of deep reflection' It is a day of deep reflection on how to go forward in Germany, Merkel told reporters... READ MORE›
GERMAN COALITION TALKS CLOSE TO COLLAPSE
Migration has emerged as a contentious political issue in Germany following the refugee crisis, which saw some 1.2 million migrants enter the country in 2015-2016... READ MORE›
GERMAN ECONOMY TO GROW MUCH STRONGER THAN EXPECTED IN 2017
Europe's biggest economy is in the middle of a consumer-led upturn, helped by record-high employment, moderate inflation and ultra-low borrowing costs... READ MORE›
'HOW ABOUT MUSLIM HOLIDAYS IN GERMANY?' ASKS ONE OF MERKEL'S MINISTERS
In Austria, the center-right People's Party won Sunday's election after mainly coopting the far-right's policy proposals and repackaging them for mainstream voters... READ MORE›
GERMANY CELEBRATES FIRST GAY MARRIAGES
By extending existing law to same-sex pairs, Germany's gay couples automatically gain the same tax advantages and adoption rights as heterosexual families... READ MORE›
MERKEL ALLIES FRET OVER FORMER EAST GERMANY'S RIGHTWARD SHIFT
People want Germany to stay Germany, said Stanislaw Tillich, premier of Saxony, in an interview with the Funke newspaper network... READ MORE›
GERMANY'S FINANCE MINISTER WOLFGANG SCHAEUBLE 'TO QUIT'
Wolfgang Schaeuble, the eurozone's staunchest advocate of austerity policies, is set to leave his post as Germany's finance minister, according to officials in Europe's biggest economy... READ MORE›
AFTER AFD GAINS, MERKEL SEEKS 'JAMAICAN' COALITION
Germany election After AfD gains, Merkel seeks 'Jamaican' coalition... READ MORE›
ANGELA MERKEL: RELUCTANT LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD
As the United States under Trump pulls away from that role, Germany has a huge interest in maintaining both the European and global order, she added... READ MORE›
WEAKENED MERKEL WINS FOURTH TERM, ROCKED BY NATIONALIST 'EARTHQUAKE'
Chancellor Angela Merkel clinched a fourth term in Germany's election Sunday, but her victory was clouded by the entry into parliament of the hard-right Af... READ MORE›
MERKEL RELUCTANT LEADER OF THE WEST HAS GOTTEN THE TASTE FOR IT
In general, European leaders admit, Ms. Merkel, by virtue of Germany's power and of her own longevity, has the deciding voice in Brussels... READ MORE›
MERKEL HANGS ON TO POWER BUT BLEEDS SUPPORT TO SURGING FAR RIGHT
Christian Democratic Union CDU party leader and German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts on first exit polls in the German general election Bundestagswahl in Berlin, Germany, September 24, 2017... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Chancellor Angela Merkel
PARLIAMENT IN GERMANY APPROVES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
She said the developments in Germany illustrated the difference that opposition parties could make... READ MORE›
AFTER TENSE G-7 MEETING ANGELA MERKEL LOOKS PAST TRUMP
Accordingly, Ms. Merkel and her top aides held a bilateral meeting on Friday night in Sicily with Mr. Macron and his top officials, German officials said... READ MORE›
GERMANY APPROVES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, BRINGING IT IN LINE WITH MUCH OF WESTERN EUROPE
Over time, however, church attendance has waned, and polling suggests that a comfortable majority of the public supports same-sex marriage... READ MORE›
MERKEL SEEKS FOURTH TERM AS GERMANY VOTES
Voting has opened in Germany's federal elections, with Chancellor Angela Merkel tipped to retain power... READ MORE›
MERKEL CALLS FOR BAN ON FULL-FACE VEILS IN GERMANY
Julia Klockner, one of Ms. Merkel's deputies as party chairwoman, called last summer for an outright ban on the veils... READ MORE›
BLUNTING THE FAR RIGHT MERKEL GAINS AS GERMAN ELECTION NEARS
The only alternative for Germany, Ms. Lange said, is Ms. Merkel... READ MORE›
ANGELA MERKEL SETS COLLISION COURSE WITH TRUMP AHEAD OF G-20
The German chancellor predicted very difficult talks with the United States on climate and trade at next weeks Group of 20 gathering in Hamburg... READ MORE›
GERMANY FREES MAN HELD IN ATTACK ISIS CLAIMS ROLE
Like most Christmas markets in Germany, this one was packed with shoppers, who suddenly tried to flee in horror... READ MORE›
ANGELA MERKEL WIN MEANS THIS FOR THE UNITED STATES
German election Angela Merkel win means this for the United States... READ MORE›
MERKEL MEETS TRUMP THE DEFENDER VERSUS THE DISRUPTER
Right now, I would say that the negotiators for Germany have done a far better job than the negotiators for the United States, Mr. Trump said... READ MORE›
IN GERMANY, THE LANGUAGE OF NAZISM IS NO LONGER BURIED IN THE PAST
Yet the tweet highlighted the term's resurgence in Germany -- where a glossary of a half-dozen terms long associated with the Nazis are staging a comeback... READ MORE›
A CRUEL TEST FOR GERMANY, AND EUROPE
The Berlin attack risks igniting in Germany an already charged debate on refugees... READ MORE›
ANGELA MERKELS RE-ELECTION BID IS BUOYED BY WIDELY WATCHED STATE ELECTION
Talking to Bild, Mr. Schulz said he would aim for universal free kindergarten, which would benefit many working women... READ MORE›
MERKEL HANGS ON TO POWER BUT BLEEDS SUPPORT TO SURGING FAR RIGHT
Christian Democratic Union CDU party leader and German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts on first exit polls in the German general election Bundestagswahl in Berlin, Germany, September 24, 2017... READ MORE›
GERMANY'S SCHAEUBLE ADMITS 'MISTAKES' IN REFUGEE POLICY
The issue has also divided the European Union, with many countries balking at taking in a proportional share of refugees... READ MORE›
POLLS SUGGEST JUMP IN GERMAN FAR-RIGHT PARTY'S SUPPORT
Gauland has argued Germany should be proud of its veterans of two world wars... READ MORE›
MERKEL SAYS CHRISTMAS MARKET INCIDENT A 'TERRORIST ACT'
Germany's top prosecutor, Peter Frank, said that while investigators were treating the attack as an act of terrorism, though there is no claim of responsibility yet... READ MORE›
MY WIFE AISHA BELONGS TO MY KITCHEN
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has responded to criticism of his leadership by his wife Aisha Buhari by saying that she belongs to my kitchen ... READ MORE›
ANGELA MERKEL: GERMAN CHANCELLOR HEADED FOR FOURTH TERM
For me, Angela Merkel is the best chancellor that Germany has ever had, said Dieter W. Welle, 72, a retired engineer in Berlin... READ MORE›
GERMANS START TO VOTE FOR NEXT PARLIAMENT
Polling institutions will interview voters anonymously at the exit of selected polling stations, and will publish the initial results exactly after the election ends... READ MORE›
MERKEL BIDS FOR FOURTH TERM AS GERMANS HEAD TO THE POLLS
Chancellor Angela Merkel is widely expected to win a fourth term in office as Germans go to the polls... READ MORE›
'FAKE NEWS' THREATENS GERMANY'S ELECTION, TOO, SAYS MERKEL
The charged atmosphere of the moment prompted German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who represents a center-right political party, to caution against alarmist hysteria generated via social media... READ MORE›
RECORD NUMBER OF REFUGEES OPT TO LEAVE IN 2016
A report by the Neue Osnabruecker Zeitung daily said police had turned back 19,720 refugees through the first 11 months of 2016... READ MORE›
GERMANY VOTES AS MERKEL BIDS FOR A FOURTH TERM, FAR-RIGHT EYES SEATS IN PARLIAMENT
A three-party government would be new for modern Germany, and could limit Merkel's room to maneuver as she attempts to bridge critical divides... READ MORE›
CATCH UP ON THE GERMAN ELECTION
The German vote is effectively a referendum on Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is running for a fourth term... READ MORE›
MERKEL EXPECTS NEW BRITISH PM TO LAUNCH FORMAL EU EXIT TALKS
To invoke Article 50, said Merkel, Europe's most powerful leader who will play a key role in shaping London's future relationship with the EU... READ MORE›
SYRIAN REFUGEE IN GERMANY ARRESTED AFTER KILLING WOMAN IN MACHETE ATTACK
The Syrian had been involved in previous incidents causing injuries to others, and had apparently acted alone, a police spokesman said... READ MORE›
ANKARA BERLIN ZURICH A DAY OF VIOLENCE
O Chancellor Angela Merkel said the authorities were treating the case as a terrorist attack... READ MORE›
GERMAN POLICE ARREST SUSPECT IN BORUSSIA DORTMUND BUS ATTACK
If the shares of Borussia Dortmund had fallen massively, the profit would have been several times the initial investment, the prosecutor's office said... READ MORE›
DESPITE SETBACK MERKEL VOWS TO FOLLOW REFUGEE PLAN
Angela Merkel has led Germany through several crises, Mr. Tauber said... READ MORE›