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NEWS ABOUT: Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel stories: 92 news summaries

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Sarkozy and Merkel Face Off

Two ambitious heads of state struggle for European dominance

Jul 16, 07 6:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - French president Nicolas Sarkozy is stepping up to challenge German chancellor Angela Merkel for the leadership of Europe, Der Spiegel reports, and the result  will be first-rate political spectacle. The two alpha heads of state, who met today in Toulouse, have very different styles: Merkel is restrained and accute; Sarkozy... More »

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Angela Merkel • Germany • European Union • Europe • Nicolas Sarkozy • France

Germany Weighs Civil Liberties Against Security

New world order prompts government, society to reevaluate

Jul 13, 07 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sensing a growing threat from Islamic terrorists, Germany's top security official is pushing for new measures to monitor suspects and deal with attacks, the Times reports. But the interior minister's moves have ignited a firestorm of controversy in a country overly familiar with authoritarian rule. Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed... More »

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Angela Merkel • Germany • counterterrorism • Wolfgang Schauble • civil rights

Portugal May
Break Ban, Invite Mugabe

New head of EU wants Africans at upcoming summit

Jul 2, 07 5:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Portugal has provoked a firestorm by proposing to invite Robert Mugabe to an upcoming summit of European and African nations, despite an EU ban prohibiting the Zimbabwean dictator from traveling on the Continent. The African Union insists all its members be treated equally, and EU refusal to invite Mugabe at... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Angela Merkel • European Union • Portugal • Lisbon • African Union

EU Leaders OK New Treaty

Brussels summit
ends with hard-won deal to replace
failed constitution

Jun 24, 07 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - EU negotiators pulled an all-nighter and the German chancellor played a risky game of chicken with Poland en route to reaching an agreement on a treaty that will govern the 27-nation body. The deal resurrects much of the ill-fated 2005 constitution while streamlining bureaucracy and introducing a top foreign-policy position... More »

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Angela Merkel • European Union • Europe • constitution • treaty • Brussels

EU Members Spar Over Constitution

Conflict centers on voting power, market protections, more

Jun 22, 07 7:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Disagreement is widespread at the European Union summit meeting in Brussels, where the main goal is to produce a new treaty governing the 27-country group. The French have  tamped down language about free-market competition, the Brits don't want certain provisions to be legally binding, and the Poles are angling for... More »

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Angela Merkel • Germany • Poland • European Union • voting power

G8 Agrees to 'Seriously Consider' 50% Reduction

G8 summit in Germany promises to address emissions cuts.

Jun 7, 07 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - G8 leaders agreed to a climate-control deal today they hailed as a breakthrough, though it was unclear what it actually accomplished. They didn't adopt German Chancellor Angela Merkel's target of cutting emissions in half by 2050—already adopted by the EU, Canada and Japan—but they agreed to  "seriously... More »

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climate change • environment • Angela Merkel • global warming • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change • G8 summit • George W. Bush • carbon emissions

At G8, Bush Hangs Tough on Greenhouse Gas Goals

Bush meets with German chancellor, stances remain divided

Jun 6, 07 10:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - The G8 summit convened today, with President Bush still holding out on long-term greenhouse gas emissions goals. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's proposal includes hard targets which would cut emissions in half by 2050 and limit global temperature change to an increase of 3.6 degrees F. The plan also includes... More »

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climate change • energy • Angela Merkel • greenhouse gases • G8 summit • global temperature • George W. Bush • carbon emissions

G8 Protesters Clash With German Police

Demonstration ends with activists arrested, officers injured

Jun 2, 07 2:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Riot police and anti-globalization activists collided in the streets of the German port of Rostock today after an early show of opposition to next week's G8 summit degenerated into violence. Police used water cannons and tear gas against demonstrators who showered them with bottles and stones, causing more peaceful protesters... More »

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Angela Merkel • Germany • globalization • G8 summit • protests • Heiligendamm • Rostock

Europe Disses Bush Plan for Climate Change

Claims speech undermines G-8 deal
on global warming

Jun 1, 07 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The new Bush plan to combat climate change is being received with skepticism in Europe, where it is seen as a bid to outfox German Chancellor Angela Merkel and torpedo more radical proposals she will unveil at the G-8 Summit. Germany's Der Spiegel and Britain's Guardian both say the US... More »

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climate change • Angela Merkel • greenhouse gases • global warming • G8 summit • George W. Bush • carbon emissions

Germany, UK Court Sarkozy  in EU Dispute

French president could be be key to European constitution

May 17, 07 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hours after Nicolas Sarkozy became president of France, both Germany and Britain began wooing him—Germany to win his support for a European constitution, Britain to secure his opposition to it. Sarkozy immediately huddled with Angela Merkel, the German chancellor who has been lobbying hold-outs with one-on-one talks, the London... More »

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Angela Merkel • Germany • European Union • Europe • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • constitution • Britain

Olmert Offers Talks With
Arab Leaders

Cites Saudi peace
plan as positive step

Apr 2, 07 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ehud Olmert says he's keen for multilateral talks with Arab leaders, after a Saudi summit last week produced the outlines of a peace plan, Haaretz reports. "The readiness to accept Israel as a fact and to debate the terms of a future solution is a step that... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Middle East • Saudi Arabia • politics • Angela Merkel • Ehud Olmert • Palestine

Brits Prove Captured Sailors Were in Iraqi Waters

Iran can't stick to a story

Mar 28, 07 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 15 British sailors captured by Iran last week were inside Iraqi waters, British evidence released today shows. The craft's GPS system put it 1.7 nautical miles outside Iranian territory, which a British military helicopter confirms. The Iranian government revised its own version of the location Monday, when its... More »

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Iran • Tony Blair • terrorism • Angela Merkel • European Union • war • Britain • hostage

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