Germanyhasedgedclosertoformingagovernmentafternearlyfourmonthsofimpasse,withformaltalksbetweentheSocialDemocrats(SPD)andChancellorAngelaMerkel’sblocimminent.SPD
Germany'scentre-leftSocialDemocrats(SDP)havevotedforcoalitionnegotiationswithChancellorAngelaMerkel'sconservatives,theirformercoalitionpartners.MrSchulz(C)hadin
GermanChancellorAngelaMerkelisconsideringjoiningFrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronattheWorldEconomicForuminDavosnextweekinwhatcouldturnintoanepicclashofcompetingworl
EmboldenedbyapreliminarycoalitiondealbetweenChancellorAngelaMerkelandtheSocialDemocrats(SPD),GermanyandFrancewilltrytoinjectnewmomentumintotheirstalledEUreforme
TheEuropeansinglecurrencysurgedFridaytoathree-yearpeakagainstthedollarasGermanChancellorAngelaMerkelmovedclosertoanewcoalitiongovernment.Theeuro'sadvancecameasm
Germany’sbeleagueredchancellorreturnedtothenegotiatingtableonSundaywithpoliticiansfromtheSocialDemocraticparty(SPD)andrepresentativesofherBavariansisterparty,th
ChancellorAngelaMerkel'sconservativesresumeonWednesdaydrawn-outtalkswithGermany'ssecondbiggestpartyaimedatendingmonthsofpost-electionstalemateandformingacoaliti
Germany'scentre-leftSocialDemocrats(SPD)haveagreedtotalkswiththeirformercoalitionpartners,ChancellorAngelaMerkel'scentre-rightChristianDemocrats(CDU).MrsMerkelh
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ChancellorAngelaMerkel'sconservativesandtheSocialDemocratsgearedupMondayfortalksonrenewingtheiralliance,asGermany'sveteranleaderwarnedtimeispressingasEuropeface
WanttobepessimisticaboutEurope?Letmecountyoutheways.ThelatestreasonforpessimismisGermany,whichfrombeingtheundisputedleaderofEuropehassuddenlydescendedtobeingthe
GermanChancellorAngelaMerkelemergedwithoutagreementfromhermarathontalksonforminganewcoalitiongovernment,raisingtheprospectofnewelections.Afterthebreakof“Jamaica
ThecollapseofcoalitiontalksinGermanyisnotsimplyapoliticalproblemfortheGermans;itportendsaperiodofseriousuncertaintyforallEuropeandtheWest.InaEuropeshakenbyBrexi
ByAPDwriterWangPengGermanChancellorAngelaMerkelMondaysaidhereffortstoformathree-waycoalitiongovernmenthadfailed,thrustingGermanyintoapoliticalcrisisandpushingEu
ChancellorAngelaMerkelsaidshewouldpreferanewelectiontorulingwithaminorityaftertalksonformingathree-waycoalitionfailedovernight,butGermany’spresidenttoldpartiest
ChancellorAngelaMerkelwarnedthat"seriousdifferences"remainbetweenthepartieshopingtoformGermany'snextgovernmentbutvoicedhopeadealwouldemergeThursday,hoursbeforea
GermanChancellorAngelaMerkel,weakenedbypoorelectionresults,willfromWednesdayseektoforgeanunlikelygoverningcoalitionfromamotleycrewofpartiesthatspanthepoliticals