The smiling face of Angela Merkel dominated the front pages of the main Italian newspapers on Monday, the day after the German general elections.
The latest exit poll results showed Sunday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) could have an absolute majority to govern without a coalition partner.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces off her Opposition challenger Peer Steinbrueck on Sunday night in their only TV debate before the Sept. 22 general election as polls have been suggesting Merkel will win a third term.
Greece should not have been allowed to join the eurozone common currency union, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said, blaming the former Social Democratic (SPD) administration for letting it happen.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that Germany firmly opposes a trade probe initiated by the European Commission into imports of Chinese mobile telecommunications products.