Horst Seehofer
Europe
Chancellor Merkel’s Allies CSU Take a Blow in Bavarian Elections
CSU Leader Horst Seehofer with Angela Merkel
The Christian Social Union, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative allies, lost their absolute majority in Bavaria's state parliamentary elections on Sunday, winning 35.5 percent of the vote, down from 47.7 percent five years ago, exit polls...
Greece
Greece Better off If Still Governed by Bavarians, German Interior Minister Says
Greece would be better off if it was still governed by Bavarians, said Germany's Minister of the Interior, Building and Community Horst Seehofer on Monday, according to a Politico report.
According to Politico, Seehofer, the Bavarian politician who is also...
Europe
Samaras to Visit Bavaria
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is set to visit the southern German state of Bavaria, the stronghold of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria party that has been strident in its criticism of Greece, German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported...
Greece
German Party Open to Giving Greece More Time
A senior figure in Germany's governing coalition whose party has talked particularly tough on Greece has signaled that he's open to giving Athens more time to get its finances in order.
Over the summer, prominent officials in the Christian Social...
Greece
Merkel Coalition Partner: Euro Would Survive Greek Exit
The head of one of Angela Merkel's coalition partners contradicted one of her tenets on the euro on Saturday, saying that the EU would be fine if a country dropped the currency.
Horst Seehofer, leader of the conservative Christian Social...