Angela Merkel
LEIPZIG, GERMANY - MAY 23: In this photo provided by the German Government Press Office (BPA), German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) sits alongside (L-R) Former German Chancellors Helmut Schmidt, European Parliament President Martin Schulz, German Social Democrats (SPD) Chairman Sigmar Gabriel, French President Francois Hollande and German President Joachim Gauck attend the 150th anniversary celebration of the German Social Semocrats (SPD) on May 23, 2013 in Leipzig, Germany. The SPD, Germany's main left-wing party, traces its history to the founding of the 'Allgemeine Deutsche Arbeiterverein' (General German Workers' Association) in Leipzig in May of 1863.
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Merkel and Pope talk about a 'strong' Europe
-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel , mindful of the weight of Christian voters in September elections, made a quick trip to Rome Saturday for a private meeting with Pope Francis, focusing on how Europe's struggling economy should be at the service of the people.Merkel Read more »
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Merkel shrugs aside new book on communist-era past
-- Chancellor Angela Merkel has shrugged aside a new book that suggests she may have been closer to East Germany 's communist system than previously thought, saying she's never hidden anything.The 58-year-old Merkel grew up in East Germany and entered politics Read more »
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Talking points
continues his first international tour, arriving in Berlin today. He is scheduled to hold talks with German Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel tomorrow. Li and Merkel are also expected to launch "the year of languages" between the two countries, the aim of which 5:42 PM from SCMP Read more »
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German Beer Industry ‘Threatened by Fracking’
InBev and other German brewers want Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government to block any laws that would allow hydraulic fracturing, which, they say could contaminate water used to make beer and hurt the country’s brewing industry. The Association of German 10:37 AM from Environmental Leader Read more »
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Merkel Honored by EU Rabbis
Chancellor Angela Merkel was honored on Wednesday by the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) for her support to the German Jewish community and her outspoken denunciation of anti-Semitism throughout Europe, the European Jewish Press (EJP) reported. The honoring 5/23/13 from Arutz Sheva Read more »
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Future tense
least successful ones. More ominously, these unreasonable demands on Germany have been accompanied by tasteless depictions of Angela Merkel as a new Nazi. That the Germans aren’t amused is an understatement. With elections due shortly, Chancellor Merkel has from Calcutta Telegraph Read more »
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Don’t frack with our beer: German brewers warn Merkel against gas ventures
beer makers have warned the chancellor Angela Merkel that the controversial method of drilling for natural gas known as fracking could damage Germany’s legendry beer industry by contaminating the purity of the water. The Brauer-Bund association is worried from Russia Today Read more »
