Chancellor Angela Merkel
Germany agrees easing of COVID-19 curbs, more testing and vaccinations
World
March 4, 2021
Germany agrees easing of COVID-19 curbs, more testing and vaccinations
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel and German state leaders have agreed a phased easing of coronavirus curbs along with…
German income inequality a cause for concern as east-west divide deepens
World
April 25, 2019
German income inequality a cause for concern as east-west divide deepens
A new study released by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) in Düsseldorf on Wednesday starkly outlines the divide…
German, 20, confesses to massive data hack spurred by ‘annoyance’
Technology
January 8, 2019
German, 20, confesses to massive data hack spurred by ‘annoyance’
German authorities on Tuesday said a 20-year-old hacker had confessed to stealing and leaking private data from hundreds of…
Germany’s Seehofer says EU ‘patronizing’ eastern members on migrants
World
March 18, 2018
Germany’s Seehofer says EU ‘patronizing’ eastern members on migrants
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has accused the European Union of adopting a patronizing stance in talks with eastern European…
Germany looks to revise social media law as Europe watches
Technology
March 8, 2018
Germany looks to revise social media law as Europe watches
A German law requiring social media companies like Facebook and Twitter to quickly remove hate speech from their sites is…
German Social Democrats back new Merkel-led coalition
World
March 4, 2018
German Social Democrats back new Merkel-led coalition
Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) voted decisively for another coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives on Sunday, clearing the way for…
Germany’s refugee policy disagreements cause coalition talks to crumble
Features/Interviews
November 20, 2017
Germany’s refugee policy disagreements cause coalition talks to crumble
Nearly two months after Germany’s parliamentary elections, new elections are being considered by analysts as the most likely prospect after…
Merkel vows to restrict trade with Turkey over arrests
Middle East
September 16, 2017
Merkel vows to restrict trade with Turkey over arrests
Germany will have no choice but to restrict its economic ties with Turkey to pressure its NATO partner into releasing…
Merkel stresses freedom of art after Erdogan files complaint against comedian
Art news
April 12, 2016
Merkel stresses freedom of art after Erdogan files complaint against comedian
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday Germany wanted to find a solution to the migrant crisis but this was separate…