Angela Merkel refuses to comment into Poland's internal affairs
German Chancellor Angela Merkel declined to comment on Saturday on a Polish law that imposes jail terms for suggesting the country was complicit in the Holocaust, saying she did not want to wade into Poland`s internal affairs.
Feb 11, 2018, 09:27 AM IST
Merkel under fire from own ranks over German coalition deal
Chancellor Angela Merkel faced criticism from within the ranks of her own conservatives on Thursday for making concessions to her centre-left Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners to seal a governing alliance a day earlier.
Feb 08, 2018, 13:43 PM IST
Merkel battles turmoil as German coalition talks collapse
Germany now faces weeks, if not months, of paralysis with a lame-duck government that is unlikely to take bold policy action at home or on the European stage.
Nov 20, 2017, 19:33 PM IST
Merkel's fate in balance as German coalition talks drag
Merkel's disputed liberal refugee policy that let in more than a million asylum seekers since 2015 came back to haunt her.
Nov 17, 2017, 16:09 PM IST
Germany's far-right AfD has more immigrant MPs than Merkel's conservatives
The AfD has been sharply critical of Merkel's decision to take in 1.3 million mainly Muslim migrants and says Islam has no place in Germany.
Sep 29, 2017, 23:02 PM IST
Merkel says Germany stands at Britain's side after London attack
"Today, we are united across all borders in horror and sadness, but equally in determination," Merkel said in a statement issued on Sunday.
Jun 04, 2017, 22:54 PM IST
Merkel's conservatives defeat SPD rivals in northern state vote
The result leaves the CDU short of sufficient support to rule alone in the state, but means the SPD cannot continue to govern in coalition with the Greens and the South Schleswig Party (SSW), which represents the ethnic Danish minority.
May 07, 2017, 22:38 PM IST
Erdogan accuses Merkel of using 'Nazi measures'
"When we call them Nazis they (Europe) get uncomfortable. They rally together in solidarity. Especially Merkel," Erdogan said in a televised speech.
Mar 19, 2017, 21:09 PM IST
Merkel wants to beef up sanctions against Russia
The issue of sanctions is due to be discussed at an EU summit on Thursday and Friday.
Oct 15, 2016, 23:40 PM IST
Merkel in Africa on trip aimed at stemming migrant flows
Merkel also underscored the need to "establish coherent cooperation" in development policy and military support in Mali, her first port of call.
Oct 10, 2016, 02:22 AM IST
Merkel 'firmly' rejects reversing refugee policy after attacks
Merkel told reporters that four brutal assaults within a week were "shocking, oppressive and depressing" but not a sign that authorities had lost control.
Jul 28, 2016, 19:09 PM IST
Refugee girl who cried after Merkel comments granted stay in Germany
A 14-year-old Palestinian girl who burst into tears when Chancellor Angela Merkel told her she might be deported has been granted a residency permit to stay in Germany until October 2017, mass-selling daily Bild reported on Thursday.
Dec 24, 2015, 15:41 PM IST
More than half of Germans think planned Greek deal is bad: Poll
Lawmakers in Germany, the biggest contributor to euro zone bailouts, on Friday gave their go-ahead for the currency bloc to negotiate a third bailout for Greece that could total 86 billion euros ($93 billion) over three years.
Jul 19, 2015, 09:09 AM IST
Merkel, Hollande call for special eurozone summit on Greece on Tuesday
German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the outcome of Greece`s referendum with French President Francois Hollande in a telephone call Sunday evening, with both agreeing the apparent `No` vote must be respected, a German government spokesman said.
Jul 06, 2015, 02:03 AM IST
Greece seeks Eurogroup, ECB support after IMF default
Greece was appealing to its euro zone partners and the European Central Bank on Wednesday to keep it afloat after defaulting on its debt to the International Monetary Fund and losing frozen international bailout money.
Jul 01, 2015, 13:34 PM IST
Greek debt sustainable, with new bailout: Creditor analysis
Greek debt will miss debt targets set out by creditors in 2012 but an analysis prepared for euro zone finance ministers shows its debt burden is still sustainable without writing off principal -- if Greece gets another three-year bailout.
Jun 26, 2015, 18:19 PM IST
Europe tells Greece to meet debt deadline or risk `chaos`
The leaders of France and Germany on Friday handed Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras a weekend ultimatum to strike a debt deal with EU-IMF creditors or risk default.
Jun 26, 2015, 16:50 PM IST
No deal for Greece, creditors, top-level talks resume Saturday
Greece failed again to clinch a deal with its international creditors on Thursday, setting up a last-ditch effort on Saturday to avert a default next week or start preparing to protect the euro zone from financial market turmoil.
Jun 26, 2015, 08:36 AM IST
Greece crunch debt talks restart after no late-night deal
Tsipras was due to resume meetings with the heads of the European Commission, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank -- the "troika" of Greece`s main bailout monitors -- at 0700 GMT.
Jun 25, 2015, 11:15 AM IST
European stocks rally on hope of Greece deal
Greece`s creditors saw a ray of hope as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras went into an emergency eurozone summit aimed at finding a deal to save Athens from default and a possible exit from the euro.
Jun 22, 2015, 15:56 PM IST
