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20 Nov 2017

Merkel battles turmoil as German coalition talks collapse

Germany now faces weeks, if not months, of paralysis with a lame-duck government that is unlikely to take bold policy action at home or on the European stage.

17 Nov 2017

Merkel's fate in balance as German coalition talks drag

Merkel's disputed liberal refugee policy that let in more than a million asylum seekers since 2015 came back to haunt her.

29 Sep 2017

Germany's far-right AfD has more immigrant MPs than Merkel's conservatives

The AfD has been sharply critical of Merkel's decision to take in 1.3 million mainly Muslim migrants and says Islam has no place in Germany.

14 May 2017

Merkel's party seeks key victory in bellwether state vote

But surveys ahead of the vote showed the centre-left party running neck-and-neck with Merkel`s Christian Democratic Union, with some even placing the CDU ahead.

07 May 2017

Merkel's conservatives defeat SPD rivals in northern state vote

The result leaves the CDU short of sufficient support to rule alone in the state, but means the SPD cannot continue to govern in coalition with the Greens and the South Schleswig Party (SSW), which represents the ethnic Danish minority.

Chancellor Angela Merkel

13 Apr 2017

Angela Merkel seeks good ties with Trump, despite differences

Chancellor Angela Merkel says it's in Germany's interest to have good relations with the United States, despite disagreeing with President Donald Trump on important issues.

Chancellor Angela Merkel

24 Mar 2017

Angela Merkel affirms German backing for two-state solution to Israel-Palestine conflict

Chancellor Angela Merkel is reiterating Germany's long-held support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and its rejection of Israeli settlements.

German Social Democrats

22 Feb 2017

German Social Democrats still hard on heels of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives - Poll

Germany`s Social Democrats (SPD) held steady at 31 percent support in a survey published on Wednesday, remaining hard on the heels of Chancellor Angela Merkel`s conservatives - on 34 percent - seven months ahead of a federal election.

22 Feb 2017

Bavaria pushes ahead with burqa ban as elections loom

Bavaria will ban the full-face veil in schools, universities, government workplaces and polling stations, the southern German state said on Tuesday.

27 Jan 2017

Gabriel named foreign minister after ruling out Merkel challenge

Gabriel, 57, now replaces as Germany's top diplomat Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who is set to take over the largely ceremonial post of federal president in Feb.

Terror attack in Germany

22 Jul 2016

Merkel aide says cannot confirm Munich shooting was terrorism

Germany cannot confirm that the shooting attack in Munich in which at least nine people were killed on Friday was an act of terrorism, Chancellor Angela Merkel`s chief of staff said.

German President Joachim Gauck

06 Jun 2016

Hunt for new president puts Merkel on election footing

German President Joachim Gauck Monday said that he would not stand for a second term.

01 May 2016

Germany's right-wing AfD to adopt anti-Islam manifesto

AfD leaders have stated that "Islam is not part of Germany" and on the second day of the party's congress on Sunday were also expected to demand bans on Muslim symbols in Germany.

15 Apr 2016

Germany accepts Turkish request to seek prosecution of German comedian

The request has put Merkel in a tricky position because she has spearheaded the effort to secure a deal between the EU and Turkey on migrants.

19 Oct 2015

Merkel hails refugee progress with Turkey, vows to push EU bid

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has hailed progress in helping Turkey deal with the refugee crisis and vowed to push forward its long-stalled EU membership bid, as Slovenia warned it would have to slow a rising influx of migrants.

16 Oct 2015

German government on defensive over spying reports

German lawmakers called on the government to respond to reports that the country's intelligence agency spied on the United States.

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