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The German Chancellor Angela Merkel is stepping down as leader of her Christian Democrat party, saying she took ultimate responsibility for her fourth term government’s poor showing in recent elections.
Germany’s outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel has backed her centre-right party’s candidate Armin Laschet to succeed her, as Germans head to the polls tomorrow.
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.
Boris Johnson hosted German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Chequers on her last official visit to the UK before she leaves power in September. After lunch with Mr Johnson she also had tea with the Queen.
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.
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that some shops will open next week, with the first schools set to resume on 4 May.
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.
Theresa May and the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, have been in talks ahead of the ‘crucial’ next phase of the Brexit process.
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”.
Promising more pragmatism in their relationship, and a roadmap to reform the EU, the new French President Emmanuel Macron has been holding talks with Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, just a day after he was sworn into office.
The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has backed calls for moves to ban the full face veil in Germany. Speaking to her CDU party conference, she said the burka “should be outlawed wherever it is legally possible”.
Gary Gibbon
Theresa May seems to have tried to solve one big outstanding issue ahead of proper full negotiations: the future rights of EU citizens who reside in the UK and UK citizens who are living in the EU.
Gary Gibbon
Does she really want to first hear about the UK’s negotiating position at round a table with 26 other countries?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she will “noticeably reduce” the number of refugees given sanctuary by Germany.
Matt Frei
Berlin had calculated that the Greek people would come to their senses and vote yes. The opposite happened – and Chancellor Merkel must now untangle a Gordian knot of a problem.