German state prosecutors have opened an investigation against former Agriculture Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich on suspicion of breach of official secrecy in connection with a child porn affair.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed concerns on the situation in Ukraine on Thursday at a cabinet meeting in Meseberg, after first deaths in Kiev were reported.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel swore to the cohesion of the Grand Coalition and approved the controversial energy transition plans of Economy and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel at the start of the cabinet meeting in Meseberg on Wednesday.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday wished German Chancellor Angela Merkel "a speedy recovery" from her injury sustained in a skiing accident in December, as Washington is trying to rebuild trust with Berlin and other allies damaged by extensive U.S. spying.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has injured her pelvis in a cross-country skiing accident in Switzerland and will have to cancel several meetings, her spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Monday.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was sworn in for a third term after being reelected in a vote in the lower house of parliament on Tuesday.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives are to present their picks for cabinet ministers on Sunday as the chancellor will be sworn in next week for a third term, heading a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that transatlantic ties, including the negotiations on a free trade deal, are being tested by the alleged extensive U.S. spying in Germany and Europe.
U.S. President Barack Obama was aware of the alleged monitoring of mobile phone communications of Chancellor Angela Merkel, German newspaper Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday.
The German government voiced its anger on Wednesday evening at possible U.S. intelligence's spying on the mobile phone communications of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, saying it would be "a serious breach of trust" if confirmed.
U.S. President Barack Obama has assured German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a phone call that the United States "is not monitoring and will not monitor" her communications, said the White House on Wednesday.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives held a third round of exploratory talks on Thursday with the Social Democrats (SPD) on forming a coalition government to rule Europe's largest economy for the next four years.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party received a large donation from automaker BMW's controlling family before the German government blocked stricter European Union regulations on carbon dioxide emissions, according to parliamentary records released on Tuesday.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives will hold a second round of talks with the Green Party, a day after their meeting with the main opposition Social Democrats (SPD) failed to produce a potential coalition partner.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives will hold another round of coalition talks with the Green Party following their exploratory talks on Thursday evening, as Merkel's party is looking for a partner to rule the Europe's largest economy for the next four years.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) may agree on tax rises in order to form a coalition government with the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), CDU officials suggested on Wednesday.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday congratulated German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her election success, while pledging to continue their close cooperation on key issues.
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