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Angela Merkel to Visit Greece on “Oxi” Day

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Friday she will be paying a farewell official visit to Greece on October 28-29, coinciding with the national holiday of Oxi Day. The visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Athens on October 28...

Angela Merkel to Visit Greece in Late October

Angela Merkel will make her final official visit as German Chancellor to Greece on October 29. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reportedly invited the outgoing Chancellor to visit the Greek capital during an EU Summit meeting in Slovenia earlier this...

Kramp-Karrenbauer Succeeds Germany’s Angela Merkel

  Germany's Christian Democratic Union on Friday elected Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel in the conservative party leadership. Kramp-Karrenbauer, 56, former interior minister and governor of Saarland, won with a slight majority of 51.7 percent, with 517...

Angela Merkel’s Greek Assistant

A Greek woman always remains close to Angela Merkel's side during official state visits to Greece. Her name is Maria Stavraka, and she has become the German chancellor's virtual "shadow" during her years of negotiating with Greek officials. Maria Stavraka is Merkel's...

Chatzimarkakis Angered Over Angela Merkel Comment

German MEP Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, who has Greek origins, was upset with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the summit in Brussels because of her statements that “a Solidarity Fund will lead to a European budget, to achieve convergence.” MEP Chatzimarkakis noted...

Angela Merkel Notes Progress for Greece

German Chancellor Angela Merkel noted progress and stability in Greece and Cyprus. Merkel also referred to positive evolution in Portugal, while she congratulated Ireland and Spain, which managed to complete their efforts. Generally, Merkel talked about some countries of...

Breaking: Angela Merkel Signs $300 Billion War Reparation Check to Greece

The members of the German Bundestag were shocked as Angela Merkel changed completely her stance on Greece and announced that Germany will pay in installments to debt-ridden country close to 300 billion euros for war reparations.

Angela Merkel Apologizes To Relatives Of German Neo-Nazi Victims

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered a speech during a memorial ceremony for victims of far-right violence in Germany at the Concert Hall at the Gendarmen Markt in Berlin Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. Chancellor Angela Merkel apologized to the relatives of...

Merkel Meets With Erdogan in Turkey on Farewell Visit

Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during her last official trip to Turkey on Saturday. Merkel, who has lead Germany for the past 16 years, enjoyed a friendly relationship with Turkey, despite periods of...

Germany Elects New Leader in Post-Merkel Era

Millions of voters in Germany head to the polls on Sunday to elect the new chancellor who will usher the post-Merkel era. Opinion polls show the race for the chancellery headed for a photo finish, with Merkel’s CDU-CSU conservative alliance...

German Chancellor Merkel Exits with Good Reviews — But Not from Greece

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is leaving office after 16 years, receiving favorable  assessment internationally, the same has not been forthcoming from Greece. According to the Pew Research Center, the departing German Chancellor has been rated positively in almost all of the...

Erdogan Accuses Greece Of Provocations In Phone Call To Merkel

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made accusations that Greece was pushing back refugees at sea in a call with Germany's Angela Merkel.

Erdogan Reportedly Tells German Chancellor Merkel “We Are Starting Drilling”

Responding to Thursday's signing of a maritime agreement between Greece and Egypt delineating the EEZ's of each nation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is reported to have told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that his nation would again recommence drilling...

Germany’s Merkel Quarantines Herself Over Coronavirus Scare

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in quarantine after meeting with a doctor on Friday who has since tested positive for the virus, her spokesman said. Merkel was told about the contact after a press conference on Sunday in which she...

Erdogan Warns Merkel Libya’s Chaos Could Affect the Entire Mediterranean

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a warning that the "Libyan chaos" could  extend to the entire Mediterranean Sea during his Friday meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Istanbul. ''The chaos that prevails in Libya is likely to have consequences...