By Paul Carrel BERLIN, Aug 22 : Chancellor Angela Merkel is focusing on securing the European Commission presidency for a German candidate, rather than backing Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann to succeed Mario Draghi at the helm of the European Central Bank (ECB), Handelsblatt reported. Such a move could prove significant because it would appear to […]
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Merkel to fight another day after settling migration row
By Thomas Escritt and Madeline Chambers BERLIN, Jul 3 : German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives settled a row over migration that threatened to topple her fragile governing coalition late on Monday evening after talks with her rebellious interior minister led him to drop his threat to resign. Emerging after five hours of talks, Horst Seehofer, […]
Before summit, Merkel calls migration “make or break” for Europe
By Gabriela Baczynska and Noah Barkin BRUSSELS, June 28 : Under severe pressure from conservative allies at home, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on European leaders on Thursday to forge a common approach to migration, calling it a “make or break” issue for Europe. Merkel was speaking in the German parliament before a European Union […]
Merkel faces conservative rebellion over German migration policy
By Madeline Chambers BERLIN, June 12 : German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced a rebellion over migrant policy on Tuesday that risks destabilising her coalition, just as she is pushing European Union partners to agree a common solution. Merkel’s handling of the migrant crisis – which saw more than 1.6 million people arrive in Germany, starting […]
As support falls, German SPD sees “no Plan B” to Merkel coalition
By Paul Carrel BERLIN, Feb 17 : Support for Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) hit a record low, a poll showed, and the party’s leader-in-waiting said she had “no Plan B” should members reject a coalition deal with Angela Merkel’s conservatives. The SPD’s 464,000 members vote in a postal ballot beginning on Feb. 20 on whether […]