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Merkel hails Thatcher as 'extraordinary leader'

April 8, 2013 10:45
German Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who died Monday, as an "extraordinary leader" who played a pivotal role in overcoming Europe's Cold War division. "She was an extraordinary leader in global politics of her time," Merkel said in a statement. "I will never forget her part in surmounting the division of Europe and at the end of the Cold War." dlc/kjm/lc

Topless protest as Putin clashes with Merkel on rights

April 8, 2013 07:15
Topless protesters disrupted Russian President Vladimir Putin's tour of an industrial fair in Germany Monday as he and Chancellor Angela Merkel clashed over Moscow's recent NGO crackdown. Putin and Merkel were taking in a presentation of a new car model at the Volkswagen stand by the company's chief executive, Martin Winterkorn, when the four bare-breasted women started chanting "fuck dictator".

Merkel asks Putin to give NGOs in Russia a chance

April 7, 2013 16:46
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to "give a chance" to non-governmental organisations which she described as a "motor of innovation". The two leaders were opening the Hanover industrial trade fair, with dozens of demonstrators protesting against Putin's crackdown on the NGOs outside the northern German city's convention centre where the opening ceremony was held. Russia is the fair's partner country this year.

Merkel asks Putin to give NGOs in Russia a chance

April 7, 2013 15:00
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to "give a chance" to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which she described as a "motor of innovation." The two leaders were opening the Hanover industrial trade fair in north Germany. Russia is this year's partner country. mtr/clp/bm/vjf

Angela Merkel extends lead in election countdown

April 4, 2013 17:30
Chancellor Angela Merkel remains Germany's most popular politician as the country prepares for September elections, a poll for public television station ARD said Thursday. Merkel, 58, who will be seeking a third term at the helm of Europe's top economy, has won much praise in Germany for her handling of the eurozone crisis.

Ex-chancellor Schroeder praises political rival Merkel

March 30, 2013 13:30
BERLIN (Reuters) - In a gesture all too rare in election years, former chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has lavished praise on his successor and political adversary Angela Merkel for "leading with restraint" in Europe. In an interview with Der Spiegel magazine, Schroeder complimented Merkel on the way she had not ducked away from leading Europe through the euro zone crisis now, though he said her initial hesitation several years ago made the single currency's rescue efforts more expensive than they had to be.

Cyprus backlash touches raw nerve in bailout-weary Berlin

March 27, 2013 15:46
By Noah Barkin BERLIN (Reuters) - A wave of anti-German sentiment unleashed by the harsh conditions imposed in a 10-billion euro (8.4 billion pounds) bailout for Cyprus has stung politicians in Berlin and may harden resistance to further euro zone rescue measures in the run-up to a September election.

Germany complains to Russia over NGO raids

March 26, 2013 14:31
Germany on Tuesday expressed its "concern" to the number two envoy of the Russian embassy in Berlin over fresh raids against pro-democracy NGOs as part of what activists have called a crackdown. A foreign ministry source said the Russian diplomat Oleg Krasnitzki, second in rank behind the ambassador to Berlin, had been "invited" for a conversation at the request of Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle.

URGENT ¥¥¥ Merkel says 'very pleased' Cyprus deal prevented bankruptcy

March 25, 2013 09:31
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that she was "very pleased" that a bailout agreement had been reached for Cyprus which has averted a financial meltdown. "I am very pleased that a solution for Cyprus was successfully reached last night which meant that the country's insolvency was averted," she said in a statement released by the chancellery. kjm/spm/wai

Merkel ally backs double-digit hike in top tax rate

March 24, 2013 12:22
BERLIN (Reuters) - A senior conservative ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel has suggested Germany return to a top income tax rate above 50 percent, setting off a fierce debate within her ruling coalition half a year before the country holds an election. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, premier of the western state of Saarland and a senior figure in the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), said in a weekend radio interview that Merkel's predecessor Gerhard Schroeder had gone too far by reducing the top rate to 42 percent from 53 percent in the 1990s.
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