German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that Europe has to forge its own path forward, as the United States and Britain were no longer reliable partners, according to Deutsche Welle. “The times when we could fully rely on others have ...
Read More »Ivanka Trump in Germany: First Daughter Leaves Some Women Scratching Their Heads
In doing so, the billionaire’s daughter stepped into a land that prides itself on meritocracy, Alexander Smith writes in an article for NBC News. This is a country run by Angela Merkel, a veteran politician with a doctorate in quantum ...
Read More »Obama expected at Protestant event in Berlin next month
The May 25 event will take place in front of Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate, where Obama delivered a speech as president in 2013, Germany’s Lutheran church and organizers of the German Protestant Kirchentag conference said, according to ABC News. The ...
Read More »‘That’s not how it works’: Trump’s grasp of Nato questioned
On the heels of a visibly awkward visit from the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, Donald Trump said on Saturday that Germany owed “vast sums of money” to Nato and the US, even though the alliance does not stipulate payments to ...
Read More »Trump to ask Merkel for advice on Putin, Ukraine: U.S. officials
Merkel will visit the White House on Tuesday for talks with Trump and a joint news conference in what will be their first face-to-face meeting since the new U.S. president took power on Jan. 20, according to Reuters. They are ...
Read More »German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit Washington on March 14
According to a government source German Chancellor is due to meet with US President Donald Trump for the first time on March 14, Joinfo.comreports with reference to Deutsche Welle. Having developed a close friendship over eight years of cooperation with ...
Read More »German chancellor orders massive security review after Berlin attack
German Chancellor Angela Merkel ordered a comprehensive review of the country’s security infrastructure on Friday. Her government and the Berlin police have faced hefty criticism after a terrorist killed 12 people and injured 49 at a Christmas market in the ...
Read More »Merkel rules out migrant policy reversal after attacks
Chancellor Angela Merkel said the attackers “wanted to undermine our sense of community, our openness and our willingness to help people in need. We firmly reject this”, BBC reports. But she did propose new measures to improve security. These include ...
Read More »Angela Merkel visited Turkey for talks on reducing the influx of migrants to Europe
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit on Monday came just weeks after the EU settled a deal with Turkey, which would see Ankara receiving 3 billion euros ($3.35 billion) in aid towards the care of the 2.7 million Syrian migrants already ...
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