German conservatives mull Merkel succession With less than six months to go until a general election and their poll ratings plummeting, Angela Merkel's conservatives are meeting for crunch talks today ... World • 11 Apr
Merkel ally Laschet elected Germany's CDU party leader Moderate Armin Laschet has been elected as the head of Germany's conservative CDU party. Europe • 16 Jan
Car crashes into gate at German Chancellor's office German police said they have detained a man who drove a car into the gate of the German chancellery in central Berlin, in what appeared ... World • 25 Nov 20
EU calls for 'independent' probe into Navalny case The European Union's diplomatic chief Josep Borrell has called on the Russian authorities to launch an "independent and transparent investigation" into the apparent poisoning of ... World • 24 Aug 20
EU must prepare for possibility of no Brexit deal The European Union must prepare for the possibility that talks for a deal with the UK over their future relationship could fail, German Chancellor Angela ... Brexit • 01 Jul 20
Germany embraces masks as restrictions ease Germany has made wearing masks on public transport and in most shops mandatory, as the country became the latest to cover up in the fight ... News • 27 Apr 20
Merkel tests negative for coronavirus Angela Merkel's initial test for coronavirus has returned a negative result, but the German leader's spokesman, Steffen Seibert, told news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur that "further ... Coronavirus • 24 Mar 20
Merkel's 'heir' quits CDU role over AfD voting row German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party and her plans to stay on until 2021 were plunged into disarray, after her heir-apparent gave up her leadership ambitions ... World • 10 Feb 20
Germany running world's largest current account surplus Germany's current account surplus remained the world's largest last year despite trade tensions, the Ifo economic institute will say today, in an estimate likely to ... Business • 03 Feb 20
Merkel becomes third German leader to visit Auschwitz Germany's Angela Merkel is visiting the former Nazi death camp at Auschwitz for the first time in her 14 years as chancellor, as Germany grapples ... News Lens • 09 Dec 19
Hell or high water: Fish talks will be most bruising Every Monday from early September a French fisheries official would ring the police prefects all along the northeastern French seaboard. Brexit • 16 Nov 19
Germany to spend €100bn on climate plan Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has reached a deal on a broad climate plan for Germany that commits at least €100bn by 2030 to environmental protection, ... World • 20 Sep 19
Hong Kong freedoms must be 'guaranteed' - Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong "must be guaranteed" after meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang ... World • 06 Sep 19
German manufacturing suffering from slowdown - report Germany's manufacturing industry and exports are suffering from a slowing global economy, the finance ministry said in its monthly report. Business • 22 Jul 19
Merkel seen in second episode of trembling German Chancellor Angela Merkel has had another episode of uncontrolled trembling, a week after a similar incident that sparked questions about her health. Europe • 27 Jun 19
MPs back law telling May to seek Article 50 extension British MPs and peers have backed a new law to extend the Brexit process, placing a legal requirement on Prime Minister Theresa May to seek ... Brexit • 09 Apr 19
'I lived behind Iron Curtain': Merkel at border meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was moved by the stories of people living in Irish border communities who were affected by the Troubles. Brexit • 04 Apr 19
EU will do 'everything it can' to prevent hard border German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she will do everything she can to prevent a no-deal Brexit, while Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the EU must ... Brexit • 04 Apr 19
Taoiseach 'senses' Brexit deal or extension by 29 March Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he has the "sense" that Britain will not crash out of the EU without a deal at the end of ... Brexit • 25 Feb 19
Franco-German treaty 'a step' towards European army Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that a new Franco-German friendship treaty was a step toward the creation of a future joint European army. Politics • 22 Jan 19
Tusk says EU willing to help May on Brexit deal European Council President Donald Tusk has said that the bloc is willing to help British Prime Minister Theresa May win the UK parliament's approval of ... Brexit • 11 Dec 18
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer chosen as Merkel successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has been elected as the new leader of Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) World • 07 Dec 18
Merkel to miss start of G20 summit over plane incident German Chancellor Angela Merkel will miss the opening of the G20 summit in Argentina after her plane was forced to make an emergency landing in ... World • 30 Nov 18
Merkel heckled over European army comments German Chancellor Angela Merkel was heckled in the European Parliament this afternoon when she spoke about the merits of a European army. Europe • 13 Nov 18
Macron and Merkel unveil WWI Armistice centenary plaque French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have unveiled a plaque to their countries' reconciliation in the forest clearing in France where the ... Armistice • 10 Nov 18
