Tag: Angela Merkel
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Germany – the Merkel Era and its repercussions
Angela Merkel has witnessed and accomplished a lot in her political career as chancellor for Germany – from four US and French presidents to nine Japanese and Italian Prime Ministers, she has been in power since 2005, during which she turned her nation into an economic powerhouse. As it stands, Merkel sees an incredible 80%…
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US spied on Merkel, European allies with Danish help: press reports
The US spied on top government officials in Europe, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, from 2012 to 2014 with the assistance of Danish intelligence
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Angela Merkel cautions German states against straying from pandemic measures
Some regional states are not adhering to the strict rules associated with the “emergency brakes” and that were agreed upon by all the states
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EU to tighten export rules to stop one-way flow of vaccines
The European Commission will tighten its export guidelines to prevent what it sees as an unfair one-way flow of vaccines
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Germany to enter strict Easter shutdown amid ‘new pandemic’
Germany will enter a strict shutdown for five days over Easter as it fights soaring infection rates
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Merkel Party Admits COVID Failings After Defeat in Regional Polls
Merkel’s party has admitted COVID failings after the defeat in the regional polls.
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Merkel’s party in turmoil ahead of key German polls
Frankfurt am Main, March 11 (AFP/APP):Corruption allegations and a series of pandemic setbacks have plunged German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives into turmoil, just days before two regional polls kick off a key election year. Support for Merkel’s CDU/CSU alliance has fallen to a one-year low at around 30 percent, surveys show, as Germans sour on…
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Betting on rapid tests, Merkel seeks to ease virus curbs
Frankfurt am Main, March 2 (AFP/APP):German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to ease curbs on socialising from next week, a document showed Tuesday, as Europe’s top economy bets on mass rapid testing and the arrival of vaccines to ward off a new virus surge. A draft text seen by AFP on the eve of crunch talks…
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German man charged for spying at parliament for Russians
German prosecutors said they have filed spying charges against a German man suspected of passing on data from parliament to Russia
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Merkel, Macron defend EU vaccine strategy
Berlin, Feb 5 (AFP/APP):German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday defended the European Union’s joint vaccination rollout despite its troubled start. “I fully support the European approach,” Macron told an online news conference. “What would people say if countries like France and Germany were competing with each other on vaccines?” Merkel…