All posts tagged "Angela Merkel"

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  Merkel backs ‘free, independent press’ amid Trump media criticism

  Assures mutual respect in Germany between the government and the media

  • Posted February 18, 2017
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  Merkel, governors agree to step up Germany’s deportations

  Merkel, who faces a national election in September, has called repeatedly for a "national effort" to make sure that people without the right to stay leave the country

  • Posted February 9, 2017
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  Merkel to Seek Common Ground with Trump ‘Wherever Possible’

  Germany has Europe's biggest economy. The United States was its largest single trading partner in 2015, with German exports significantly outweighing imports from America

  • Posted February 6, 2017
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  Germany will hold this Year’s General Election on Sept. 24.

  Germany’s head of state says this year’s general election will be held Sept. 24. German President Joachim Gauck on Tuesday announced he’d approved the Cabinet’s proposed date, the last Sunday in September. The vote is expected to...

  • Posted January 24, 2017
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  Conservative German lawmaker is quitting Merkel’s party

  Erika Steinbach criticized Merkel's welcoming approach to asylum-seekers

  • Posted January 14, 2017
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  German chancellor vows quick security action after Berlin attack

  The interior minister has proposed setting up centers to facilitate the deportation of rejected asylum seekers

  • Posted January 9, 2017
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  Germany’s Merkel warns Britain on EU market access

  The German chancellor advised Britain against restricting immigration from EU nationals

  • Posted January 9, 2017
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  Merkel vows national effort to return rejected migrants

  Speeding up deportations has gained new urgency following the Dec. 19 truck attack in Berlin

  • Posted January 9, 2017
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  Germany’s Merkel Will Seek a Fourth Term, Face Populist Tide

  "In these difficult times, Merkel is a pillar of stability"

  • Posted November 20, 2016
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  Obama to Trump: Stand Up to Putin and Russia

  BERLIN — Offering pointed foreign policy advice to his successor, President Barack Obama expressed hope Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump will stand up to Russia when it deviates from U.S. “values and international norms” and not simply...

  • Posted November 17, 2016