German Chancellor Angela Merkel to arrive India on Sunday for three-day trip
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be visiting India from October 4-6 for the third Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC) between India and Germany.
Oct 03, 2015, 21:15 PM IST
Modi, Merkel to take part in engagements in Bengaluru on Oct 6
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be participating jointly in two programmes here on October 6.
Oct 01, 2015, 16:29 PM IST
Modi, Merkel to take part in engagements in B'luru on Oct 6
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be participating jointly in two programmes here on October 6.
Oct 01, 2015, 15:40 PM IST
Angela Merkel says Facebook needs to do more against racist posts
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Facebook to do more against racist comments and hate posts, in comments due to be published in a regional newspaper on Friday.
Sep 11, 2015, 03:21 AM IST
Merkel girds for right-wing revolt in Greece bailout vote
Approval of the latest 86 billion euro ($95 billion) emergency rescue plan for Athens is seen as assured given the 504 seats Merkel`s left-right "grand coalition" holds in the 631-seat Bundestag lower house.
Aug 19, 2015, 11:17 AM IST
Greek banks reopen as Tsipras eyes return to normal
Queues formed outside bank branches in central Athens as people waited to take care of business frozen during the three week-long bank holiday.
Jul 20, 2015, 11:28 AM IST
Greek compromise proposed after Tsipras, Hollande,Merkel talks
The leaders of Greece, Germany, France and the EU proposed a "compromise" on a bailout deal for Athens at late-night talks which will now be put to the rest of the eurozone, a European source said early on Monday.
Jul 13, 2015, 12:32 PM IST
Greek PM calls Obama to discuss debt crisis
Obama reiterated that it is in everyone's interest that Greece and its creditors reach a mutually-acceptable agreement, the statement said.
Jul 08, 2015, 11:19 AM IST
Tsipras, Merkel, Hollande met in Brussels: Source
The meeting, confirmed by a Greek government source, was aimed at resolving tensions between Athens and its international creditors, as negotiators race to avoid a potentially disastrous Greek default and euro exit.
Jun 26, 2015, 15:30 PM IST
Greece says ready to compromise, calls for Merkel decision
Tsipras, who has never hidden his desire that an eventual accord be hashed out between political leaders rather than by negotiating teams of technical advisers will find his European peers waiting expectantly for breakthrough proposals at Monday`s emergency summit.
Jun 20, 2015, 23:29 PM IST
Greece`s Varoufakis wants `clear decision` from Merkel at summit
Greece`s Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said German Chancellor Angela Merkel must make a clear decision at a eurozone summit Monday on whether to negotiate a rescue deal with Athens or heed populist calls to jettison the debt-wracked country.
Jun 20, 2015, 22:10 PM IST
Merkel says Greek deal still possible if Athens shows the will
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday a deal between Greece and its creditors was still possible if Athens showed the necessary will, amid mounting pessimism that the austerity-hit country might crash out of the euro zone.
Jun 18, 2015, 16:38 PM IST
Merkel says strong euro hurts fruits of reforms
In the global economy, "a very strong" euro would make it difficult for countries such as Spain and Portugal, which adopted significant reforms during the economic crisis, to "harvest the fruits of those reforms, in exports, for example," Merkel told a congress for family-run businesses in Berlin.
Jun 12, 2015, 17:17 PM IST
Greece talks of compromise as Merkel warns time is short
Three days after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told his parliament the latest proposal from the EU and IMF was "absurd", the Greek government said it was ready to negotiate a settlement acceptable to both sides by the end of this month - when Greece`s bailout programme expires and it faces the prospect of default on its debts.
Jun 09, 2015, 10:43 AM IST
Merkel says ''there isn''t much time left'' for Greece
The German chancellor confirmed her intention to meet again with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Brussels on June 17 under the auspices of the EU summit meeting with the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, or CELAC.
Jun 09, 2015, 10:28 AM IST
Must prevent Greece running out of cash before deal: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday everything must be done to prevent Greece running out of money before it reaches a cash-for-reform deal with its international creditors, amid heightened concern that Athens is nearing the brink.
Apr 24, 2015, 09:29 AM IST
Greece's Tsipras to meet Merkel in Brussels as cash squeeze tightens
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, the eve of a crucial meeting of euro zone finance ministers to assess progress made by Athens in its reform pledges.
Apr 22, 2015, 10:32 AM IST
Merkel rules out Greece breakthrough at EU summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel squashed hopes of a breakthrough on Greece`s debt troubles at a European summit in Brussels on Thursday despite pleas from Athens for bold action to end the crisis.
Mar 19, 2015, 22:26 PM IST
Merkel sees no reason to despair over Greece
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there was no reason to despair over Greece, although she warned that a solution to the country`s debt crisis would not be found at Thursday`s EU summit.
Mar 19, 2015, 15:36 PM IST
Greek PM set to meet key EU leaders this week
Tsipras requested the talks with key actors in the crisis over Greece`s bailout and its looming cash crunch, and the meeting is set to take place alongside the summit of 28 leaders on Thursday and Friday, they said.
Mar 17, 2015, 22:58 PM IST
