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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There's obviously a political situation to keep in mind - I don't want to say 'this was 18 points for Angela Merkel' ... But we all have to be aware that it wasn't just Cascada up there on stage (being judged) but all of Germany.
It ought to be like this: the economy is there to serve the people. In the last few years, this hasn't been the case at all everywhere.
Pope Francis made it clear that we need a strong, fair Europe and I found the message very encouragingMore quotes »
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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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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 »
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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 »
Around the web
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What German Politicians Think of Google Glass
German government led by Chancellor Angela Merkel has not had the easiest relationship with Google. The company launched a public campaign against a law backed by her coalition that would require search engines to pay to show news articles in search results, 5/21/13 from techPresident Read more »
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Analysis - German households pay for lower industrial power prices
from soaring domestic bills to subsidise renewable energy, in turn creating overcapacity on the country's grid. Chancellor Angela Merkel accelerated the exit from nuclear in 2011, speeding the path towards a power sector that is increasingly dominated by renewables 5/21/13 from Reuters Mobile Read more »
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Commission Reduction: EU Leaders to Sidestep Lisbon Treaty Provision
a planned policy paper on the future of the European common currency area -- to be written jointly by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande -- has yet to materialize. Astoundingly, however, the 27 EU member-states can still 5/21/13 from Spiegel Online Read more »
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Germans put poor Eurovision showing down to Merkel's stance
and Switzerland."There's obviously a political situation to keep in mind – I don't want to say 'this was 18 points for Angela Merkel'," said Germany's ARD TV network coordinator Thomas Schreiber. "But we all have to be aware that it wasn't just Cascada up 5/21/13 from Irish Independent Read more »
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Merkel Pins Cameron in Corner; Will Cameron Bury His Head in the Sand, Pretending to Not Notice?
while stopping short of any wholesale renegotiation that would allow the UK to repatriate powers from Brussels. Although Angela Merkel, German chancellor, has expressed her desire to keep the UK inside the EU, the move being discussed in Berlin would thwart 5/21/13 from Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis Read more »
