Angela Merkel
In The Papers
Beginning of the end for 'Mutti'? State election reflects Merkel's unpopularity
IN THE PAPERS - Monday, October 15: Angela Merkel's coalition partner gets a drubbing in state elections in Bavaria. What does it mean for the federal government? Also, in his…
Merkel’s Bavarian allies lose absolute majority in regional election
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies suffered their worst state election result in more than 60 years in a regional vote on Sunday that is likely to increase tensions…
Merkel's Bavarian allies lose majority in crushing vote
'Stability we used to have in Germany is gone'
Merkel’s CSU allies 'to lose majority' in key state
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies are heading for their worst state election result in more than 60 years in a regional vote on Sunday that is likely to increase…
Merkel’s CSU allies face disaster in Bavarian state election
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's arch-conservative Bavarian allies are bracing for heavy electoral losses in the southern Alpine state Sunday that could trigger shockwaves in…
Erdogan wraps up ill-tempered visit to Germany
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wrapped up an ill-tempered visit to Germany on Saturday with a visit to Cologne, where a security lockdown kept supporters and protesters away…
Protests planned as Erdogan opens mega mosque in Cologne
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to open one of Europe’s largest mosques in Cologne on Saturday as he wraps up a controversial visit to Germany, with police…
'This is a sweet and sour visit', Marc Pierini, former EU ambassador to Turkey, tells France 24
'This is a sweet and sour visit', Marc Pierini, former EU ambassador to Turkey, tells France 24
Germany ousts spy chief over handling of far-right protests
Germany's government said on Tuesday it would replace the head of its domestic spy agency who has faced accusations of harbouring far-right sympathies, putting an end to a row…
Talking Europe
Former German diplomat Joachim Bitterlich: 'We cannot accept any extremism'
A former German diplomat and advisor to Helmut Kohl, Joachim Bitterlich is now an advisor to the Austrian presidency of the EU and professor at the ESCP business school in Paris.…
The World This Week
Battle of values: What's Europe's answer to illiberal democracy?
The World This Week looks at the growing threat to European liberalism from populist movements on the continent. Our panel discusses the possible solutions for Brussels when…
Eye On Africa
Merkel wraps up three-day West Africa tour in Nigeria
Migration and boosting Nigeria's economy top the agenda in Abuja as President Muhammadu Buhari meets his German counterpart Angela Merkel. Also, Mauritanians prepare to vote in…