Tag: Germany government
Merkel stays out of battle over who runs for German leader
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday she will stay out of a battle in her center-right bloc over who should be its...
German government seeks more powers to set pandemic rules
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that her government wants clear rules that include nighttime curfews imposed in all regions with high numbers...
Leader of Merkel’s party seeks backing in bid for chancellor
BERLIN — The new leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party says he's confident of securing his party's support to become the center-right candidate for...
German president: Buchenwald a reminder of Nazi ‘barbarism’
WEIMAR, Germany — Germany’s president on Sunday marked the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp by reminding his compatriots of...
2 German state governors want to be center-right candidate
BERLIN — Two German state governors on Sunday declared their willingness to become the center-right candidate for the country's Sept. 26 national election.
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Germany’s Greens to pick candidate for chancellor April 19
BERLIN — Germany's environmentalist Greens will decide later this month which of their two co-leaders will make the party's first run for the chancellery...
Merkel backs ‘short, uniform lockdown’ across Germany
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday threw her weight behind a “short, uniform lockdown” as the country grapples with a high level...
Leader of Merkel’s party vows to boost German voters’ trust
BERLIN — The new leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party pledged Tuesday to restore voters' confidence after discontent over Germany's pandemic management and a...
Syrian who fled to Germany drops out of race for parliament
BERLIN — A Syrian man who came to Germany as an asylum-seeker in 2015 and was running for a seat in parliament in his...
Leaders of Russia, France, Germany discuss global crises
MOSCOW — The leaders of Russia, France and Germany met by conference call Tuesday and discussed coronavirus vaccines, the Iranian nuclear standoff and the...
