BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel is heading into her final term as German chancellor, a close ally conceded on Monday, intensifying the jockeying over the succession to Europe’s most powerful leader.Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader and German Chancellor Angela Merkel … Read More
The Bundeswehr is expected to install a new NATO military headquarters in Germany. The move is part of the alliance’s strategic upgrade in the face of increased tensions with Russia. Germany is expected to set up a new NATO planning and … Read More
BERLIN: Coalition talks between Germany’s centre-left and conservative parties were still going on Wednesday morning, as Chancellor Angela Merkel negotiated through the night to break four months of paralysis in Berlin. Merkel and Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Martin Schulz … Read More
BERLIN The prospective partners in Germany’s new government resumed their push to nail down a coalition deal on Monday, but it was unclear whether they would clinch an agreement before the day is over. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Union bloc … Read More
All European cities somehow look familiar and identical to me. Berlin is no exception. Like any other great old European metropolis, the German capital is a heady blend of the old and new, with tradition and modernity living in harmony … Read More
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) are close to overcoming a major stumbling block in their talks to form a new coalition government, a senior SPD negotiator said on Monday. The parties are … Read More
German Chancellor Angela Merkel lays a wreath at the former Dachau concentration camp in 2015. Paul Hockenos is the author of “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, the Wall and the Birth of the New Berlin.” The opinion in … Read More
Merkel said the answer to the world’s problems was to see multilateral solutions instead of a “unilateral, protectionist course” of action. Merkel is just the latest leader at Davos to criticize a protectionist and isolationist stance towards the world’s problems. … Read More
The SPD gathered in Bonn today to decide whether to start formal coalition talks with Angela Merkel’s conservatives, a move which would bring Europe’s economic powerhouse one step closer to a stable government. Leader Martin Schulz faced a strong backlash … Read More