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EU summit calls time on banking secrecy Wed, May 22, 2013German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for the European Council meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on May 22, 2013. European leaders on Wednesday targeted More »
- EU to ensure firms pay more taxes where they are based - Merkel Wed, May 22, 2013
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will ensure big companies pay more taxes in the countries where they are based, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on More »
- EU leaders call time on banking secrecy at tax summit Wed, May 22, 2013
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for the European Council meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on May 22, 2013. European leaders have targeted setting More »
- German opposition attacks Merkel minister over dud drone deal Wed, May 22, 2013
BERLIN (Reuters) - German opposition parties accused a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel of withholding information on a cancelled drone project and More »
- Merkel, Rousseff top Forbes 'powerful women' list Wed, May 22, 2013
German Chancellor Angela Merkel topped Forbes's list of the world's most powerful women for the third consecutive year, followed by Brazil's Dilma Rousseff, the More »
- Analysis - German households pay for lower industrial power prices Tue, May 21, 2013
By Henning Gloystein and Vera Eckert LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German households are paying for ever cheaper wholesale power supplies to industry as the More »
- France must reform or face punitive measures - EU's Oettinger Mon, May 20, 2013
By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN (Reuters) - France should only be granted more time from the European Commission to cut its deficit if it also introduces reform measures, More »
- Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle Sun, May 19, 2013
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone More »
- Germany's Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls Sat, May 18, 2013
By James Mackenzie VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless More »
- Chancellor Merkel to attend all-German final at Wembley Thu, May 16, 2013
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to attend the all-German Champions League football final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich at London's More »
- Berlin, Paris not 'bosom' buddies but get on fine, Merkel says Thu, May 16, 2013
By Stephen Brown BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel may not have a "bosom friendship" with her French counterpart, she said on Thursday, but her More »
- Merkel ally wants no ECB purchases of Italian debt -newspaper Thu, May 16, 2013
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Central Bank should stop buying Italian government debt if Italy failed to meet its debt reduction requirements, a senior ally of More »
- Merkel ally warns Italy and France to work harder, faster - newspaper Thu, May 16, 2013
BERLIN (Reuters) - Italy and France need to work harder and faster to resolve their structural problems, a senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a More »
- Merkel offers controlled glimpses of private life Wed, May 15, 2013
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has revealed she finds "nice eyes" attractive in men, had a Polish grandfather and can easily handle an all-night summit without More »
- German minister sees investment boost coming very soon Wed, May 15, 2013
BERLIN (Reuters) - Investment will return soon to breathe new life into Germany's economy, a top cabinet minister and ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel told Reuters More »
- Merkel says has no secrets about her communist past Mon, May 13, 2013
By Alexandra Hudson BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel has dismissed claims in a new book that she was more actively committed to East Germany's communist regime than More »
- Obama to visit Germany June 18-19: White House Fri, May 10, 2013
US President Barack Obama will make an official visit to Germany next month for wide-ranging talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel, the White House confirmed Friday. More »
- Merkel on unannounced visit to troops in Afghanistan Fri, May 10, 2013
Chancellor Angela Merkel made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Friday to shore up morale among Germany's 4,200 troops as foreign forces withdraw after more More »
- Merkel's Bavarian ally loses support after nepotism scandal Tue, May 7, 2013
BERLIN (Reuters) - Accusations of nepotism within Germany's Christian Social Union (CSU), the Bavarian sister party to Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, More »
- Landmark neo-Nazi murder trial to open in Germany Mon, May 6, 2013
Germany's most high-profile neo-Nazi trial begins Monday after 10 mostly racially motivated murders by a long-hidden far-right gang which Chancellor Angela Merkel More »
- Germany's Merkel not to blame for austerity - EU's Barroso Sun, May 5, 2013
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is not to blame for the austerity policies being imposed elsewhere, the head of the European Commission was More »
- Merkel's FDP allies come out fighting, still need votes Sun, May 5, 2013
By Alexandra Hudson NUREMBERG, Germany (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's Free Democrat (FDP) coalition allies finally got into their stride at a weekend congress, mauling More »
- German conservative plunge in poll amid tax, nepotism scandals Sun, May 5, 2013
By Annika Breidthardt BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives plunged to their lowest rating in seven months in a leading opinion poll on More »
- Barroso defends Merkel on austerity: report Sat, May 4, 2013
German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on March 15, 2013 in Brussels. Barroso on Saturday defended Merkel More »
- Merkel - action needed on reforming CO2 trading Fri, May 3, 2013
HAMBURG (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday economic growth assumptions behind the European Union's carbon permit trading system no longer More »
- Minimum wage row could scupper revival of Merkel's FDP ally Thu, May 2, 2013
By Thorsten Severin and Alexandra Hudson BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Free Democrats, fighting to renew their coalition with Angela Merkel's conservatives in More »
- Famed German sports manager regrets "foolish" tax evasion scandal Wed, May 1, 2013
By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN (Reuters) - German football great Uli Hoeness said on Wednesday he made "a foolish mistake" by evading taxes, a scandal that has hurt his More »
- Italy's Letta to juggle demands of EU and parties Wed, May 1, 2013
German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Italy's new Prime Minister Enrico Letta on April 30, 2013 at the Chancellery in Berlin. Italy's new coalition government More »
- Merkel's conservatives plunge in poll amid tax scandal Wed, May 1, 2013
By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's conservatives plunged three points to 39 percent in a leading opinion poll on Wednesday as a tax evasion More »
- Letta says Italy does not have to justify budget plans to Germany Tue, Apr 30, 2013
BERLIN (Reuters) - Italy does not need to justify its spending plans to Germany as long as they remain within European Union deficit limits, Prime Minister Enrico More »
- Merkel says Europe must create jobs, spur investment Tue, Apr 30, 2013
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a joint news conference with her Italian counterpart that Europe must find ways to create jobs and spur More »
- Letta says Italy committed to keeping finances in order Tue, Apr 30, 2013
ROME (Reuters) - Europe must show the same determination to promote growth as it does to maintain sound public finances, Italy's new prime minister, Enrico Letta, More »
- Merkel says Italy has taken "considerable" reform steps Tue, Apr 30, 2013
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that Italy had already taken "considerable" steps towards tackling weakness in its economy. "We More »
- Merkel lambasted by France despite her softer tone Tue, Apr 30, 2013
A photo taken on September 22, 2012 shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande at a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of More »
- New Italy PM takes anti-austerity push to Germany Tue, Apr 30, 2013
Italy's new prime minister faces an early test of his mission to reverse Europe's austerity course Tuesday as he meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel after vowing More »
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