Angela Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to meet with the country’s 16 state premiers on Wednesday to discuss how to proceed in containing the coronavirus pandemic. According to a draft paper seen by dpa, ahead of the meeting, it was…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on Thursday, ruled out running for parliament or any other political office once she steps down as chancellor. “I will not run again… either for Bundestag legislator or chancellor,’’ she told a…

Germany looks set to introduce new restrictions on public and private gatherings and ramp up mask-wearing rules when Chancellor Angela Merkel meet state premiers via video link. Merkel meets with the state premiers via Video…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to address the Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business, on Monday, in a meeting about the relationship between China, Germany and the European Union. Economics Minister, Peter Altmaier, is…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to meet exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya for talks in Berlin, as mass demonstrations persist in Belarus against President Alexander Lukashenko’s disputed return to power. SEE…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny while he was undergoing treatment in a Berlin hospital for poisoning, Navalny said on Monday. News of the meeting is likely to annoy Moscow,…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not rule out action regarding her country’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with Russia in responding to the poisoning of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, her spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Monday.…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to give her annual summer press conference on Friday, with the spread of the coronavirus keeping her busy at home while Berlin attempts to mediate conflicts in the Mediterranean and Libya. SEE…

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, whose weekly school strikes for the climate sparked a global youth movement, is to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Thursday to discuss ways to mitigate climate change. SEE ALSO: Chinese…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to meet the presidents of the three main EU institutions on Wednesday to discuss Germany’s EU council presidency. SEE ALSO: EU seeks to join U.S.-China steel dispute at WTO The discussion looks set to be…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was evasive when asked during a TV programme about whether President Donald Trump is responsible for police violence and racism in the United States. “I believe that his leadership style is…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not attend the G7 summit in Washington due to the coronavirus pandemic, the German Press Agency reported Saturday, citing government spokesperson, Steffen Seibert. U.S. President Donald…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday accused Russia of “outrageous’’ behaviour in connection with a 2015 hacking attack on the German Government. SEE ALSO: Soldier Serving in French Army Killed in Bomb Attack in Mali She implied…

  Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to consider a possible rescue package for Lufthansa during talks with senior politicians and the troubled airline’s chief executive next week, DPA learned on Saturday. As the airline struggles with…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel doubled down on her country’s rejection of joint European Union (EU) debt issuance, or “coronabonds,” in comments to lawmakers in Berlin ahead of an EU leaders’ video summit. She argued that were was no…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken to her Australian counterpart about the coronavirus pandemic and their response to it, her spokesman said on Wednesday. Angela added it would be important to establish facts about the…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is missing personal contact with colleagues while working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. SEE ALSO: Hillary Clinton Appointed As The New Chancellor Of Queen's University Merkel, 65, has…

The German government will provide support to businesses and communities at all levels in the battle against the coronavirus, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in Berlin on Friday. SEE ALSO: Trump to announce Economic Measures to Boost Economy…

Members of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc in the German parliament are not opposed to Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei playing a role in developing Germany’s 5G infrastructure, according to a document seen by dpa. SEE…

Germany’s coalition parties have called for voters in Thuringia to return to the polls after the shock election of a state premier with the help of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) triggered national outrage and protests. SEE…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to meet Angolan President, Joao Lourenco on Friday, on the second leg of her three-day visit to southern Africa. SEE ALSO: Hillary Clinton Appointed As The New Chancellor Of Queen's University…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel travelled to Algeria on Monday to discuss migration issues and how to combat terror. Another aim of the talks with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers is to boost Algeria’s role as a stabilising…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday appealed to European Union members to show solidarity to ensure the Frontex border agency has sufficient powers to be effective and help stop illegal migration, in line with European Commission…

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will always uphold the sanctity of the rule of law in governing the country, while assuring German Chancellor Angel Merkel that all agreements will be fully respected. Malam…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been named the world’s most powerful woman for the seventh time in a row by Forbes magazine, the publication announced on Thursday. “Merkel this year won a hard-fought election that saw the far-right…

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel’s has won the mandate to form Germany’s central government for a fourth consecutive term in office. The polls showed that for the first time in more than 50 years, a far-right party will be…