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Angela Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban address a press conference at the chancellery in Berlin on October 11, 2012. Hungary has sought on May 21, 2013 to ease tensions with Berlin after Prime Minister Viktor Orban asked Germany not to 'send in the tanks again' in a recent interview on state radio.

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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 »

  • 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 »

  • German lawmakers reject boardroom quota for women

    attempt to introduce a quota for women on companies' boards of directors -- defusing for now a divisive issue for Chancellor Angela Merkel 's government.Merkel's center-right coalition has long been at odds over whether to introduce a fixed quota and there   Read more »

  • Gedmin: Angela Merkel is the most powerful woman in the world

    era of ber-bling, she's distinctly unter-bling. By her own admission, she was a bit of a klutz as a young woman. But Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor for the last 8 years, has quietly become the most powerful woman in the world.I spent a day with Frau Merkel   Read more »

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About Angela Merkel

Angela Dorothea Merkel, German: [aŋˈɡeːla doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛʁkl̩] ( listen); née Kasner (born 17 July 1954) is the Chancellor of Germany and Chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Merkel is the first female Chancellor of Germany.

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