Emmanuel Macron’s parliamentary majority loss risks further eroding European leadership. with the French leader set to be distracted by domestic issues even as he retains formal control over foreign policy. His first presidential term saw France establish itself as a major player on the global stage, and many observers see him as Europe’s number one … Read more
Mykhaylo criticizes Merkel for deepening Europe’s reliance on Russian energy. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a “watershed moment”. Merkel’s successor has pledged to invest $107 billion to modernize military. Ukraine criticized former German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s comments on Wednesday, saying she was not naive in her dealings with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During her 16 … Read more
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel set a new record in her relationship with President Vladimir Putin in her first major interview since her resignation. He supported the sanctions, saying “there is no excuse” for Ukraine’s response to the 2014 annexation of Crimea. He also defended Ukraine’s opposition to joining NATO. Merkel has been accused of undermining Germany by doing business with Russia. The North Stream 2 pipeline, which carries Russian natural gas directly to Germany, was built during his tenure … Read more
BERLIN: Germany will shut down three nuclear power plants on Friday even as Europe faces one of its worst-ever energy crises; following Angela Merkel’s timetable for phasing out atomic energy. With the energy prices already on the rise and tensions higher than ever between Europe and key gas supplier Russia, the closure of the plants in … Read more
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman on Monday said it was “difficult to understand” why local authorities in Cologne allowed 50,000 fans to pack a stadium at the weekend as Germany grapples with soaring coronavirus infections. Images of the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd at Saturday’s first division football match between Cologne and Monchengladbach sparked nationwide headlines, with many commentators … Read more
FRANKFURT – Germany’s new government has pledged to spend big on the economy, climate change and social security — but without raising taxes or taking on more debt, leaving many asking where the money is going to come from. “We have decided that this will be a decade of investments,” future chancellor Olaf Scholz said … Read more
Germany votes Sunday in the first election not to feature Angela Merkel in over a decade, but it may be some time before it becomes clear who will succeed her as chancellor. The chancellor is not directly elected, but chosen through a vote in the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament after a government has … Read more
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping had a telephonic conversation with the US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday regarding the bilateral ties between the countries. “Getting the China-US relationship right is not an option, but something the two sides must do and must do it well,” Xi told his US counterpart … Read more
US President Joe Biden says Cuba is a ‘failed state’, oppressing its citizens, communism is a failed system, and is considering possible steps to restore the Internet outage there. In a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US President Joe Biden said that sending troops to Haiti was not on the US agenda … Read more
Muslim students in Germany say an online campaign has been launched against them after digital meeting with Christian Democrat politician Norbert Rutgen and they are facing anti-Muslim Racism and Islamophobia. German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party, the Christian Democratic Union, recently held a digital meeting with Norbert Röttgen, a top politician in the party, with some … Read more
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned her country and said that authorities believed 60-70% of the population would eventually get infected by the novel coronavirus. Angela Merkel said that at a press conference in Berlinalong with Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn, Merkel. She further said it was important not to overburden the health system. German … Read more
Amid outbreak of the novel coronavirus, it seems like People have abandoned the most common form of greeting that is handshake and even world leaders are avoiding any physical contact. Recently, German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived at a summit in Berlin on March 2, she approached the Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany for … Read more
Celebrations are in full flow as Germany marks 30 years since the Berlin Wall fell. The toppling of the wall, which separated the Communist-ruled East from the capitalist West in Berlin for nearly three decades and became a potent symbol of the Cold War, was followed a year later by the reunification of Germany in … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday had a telephonic conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, where the two leaders discussed the latest situation developed after India’s illegal and unilateral actions in occupied Kashmir. The premier explained to German chancellor how New Delhi’s actions were in direct contravention of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, … Read more
