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Has Angela Merkel won over Germany?
Only weeks ago, Germans were debating her leadership abilities. But with Germany placed to dominate Europe, has Chancellor Angela Merkel won over her detractors?
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Angela Merkel ‘out of her depth’
As EU leaders meet in Brussels to agree a debt rescue deal, Channel 4 News is told that Germans believe Chancellor Angela Merkel is “out of her depth”.
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Merkel ‘governed by spreadsheet rather than tweet’, says biographer
From Switzerland, we spoke to Professor Matt Qvortrup, who has written Angela Merkel’s biography.
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German floods: Merkel visits disaster zone, pledging to step up climate action
Angela Merkel has promised quick financial aid for the parts of western Germany devastated by flooding and has vowed to step up efforts to tackle climate change.
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Merkel could be prepared to pay EU countries to quarantine British tourists, German MP says
We spoke to the German MP Alexander von Lambsdorff, who spent many years in the European parliament where he led the European Liberals and Democrats group.
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Auf she goes: how Merkel made Germany great again
Our Europe Editor, Matt Frei, explains how Merkel became the powerful presence she is today, someone uniquely qualified for the role: a unifier, a pragmatist, the most talented politician of her generation.
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Brexit deal ‘essentially impossible’ after PM’s call with Merkel, source claims
Tonight, the chances of a Brexit deal appear to be slim or none. Or at least, that seems to be the message from a “frank” phone call between Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel.
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Brexit: Merkel gives Johnson 30 days to solve backstop issues
Ahead of Boris Johnson’s arrival in Berlin, the prospect of progress on a renegotiated deal had not looked great. The EU has always insisted that the backstop is the only solution for avoiding a hard border in Ireland – and they had no intention of scrapping it as the Prime Minister had demanded.
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Merkel in Dublin for Brexit talks with Irish PM
Angela Merkel has promised to stand with Ireland every step of the way, vowing to do everything she can to prevent a No-Deal Brexit. Speaking after a meeting in Dublin with the Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, she said she still hoped for an orderly Brexit. Our business editor Siobhan Kennedy has spent the day…
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Can Merkel break Brexit deadlock?
Amid global fragmentation, Angela Merkel’s speech at Davos was loaded with appeals to heal divisions. But does that extend to breaking the deadlock of Brexit?
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Germany’s ruling party chooses Merkel protégé as new chairman
It’s the end of an era in Germany. The Christian Democrat party has chosen a new leader after 18 years with Angela Merkel at the helm. Her successor is a close ally and very much in the same mould. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer narrowly defeated Friedrich Merz, a one-time Merkel rival, in a run-off at the party congress in…
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May and Merkel enter ‘crucial phase’ of Brexit talks
Theresa May and the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, have been in talks ahead of the ‘crucial’ next phase of the Brexit process.
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Trump and Merkel hold talks in Washington
President Trump will be hoping that peace in Korea becomes his greatest legacy, telling the German Chancellor Angela Merkel that talks on the issue had “never gone this far”. He also claimed that he and Ms Merkel had always had a “good relationship”.
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Merkel wins fourth term as AfD gains seats for first time
Angela Merkel has been re-elected for a fourth term, but it’s a hollow victory given the pummelling she and her former coalition partners received. and the success of the right-wing, nationalist Alternative for Germany party. The AfD, which promised to fight “an invasion of foreigners”, seems to have capitalised on a backlash over Mrs Merkel’s…
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Exit polls indicate Merkel set for fourth term – with hard right expected to make gains
An official result is not expected for a few days but the official projections show that Angela Merkel will secure an historic fourth term. But with her power-base eroded by a surge in support for the far right.