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Germany, Turkey take small steps to restore friendlier ties

TheGermanandTurkishforeignministersaretakingsmallstepstowardrestoringfriendlierrelationsaftermorethanayearoftensionbetweentheircountries.Buttheyalsomadecleartha

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Brexit: German minister sees model for Turkey and Ukraine

A"smart"BrexitdealcouldserveasamodelfortheEU'sfuturerelationswithothernon-EUstates,GermanForeignMinisterSigmarGabrielsays.TurkeyandUkraineweretwostatesthatcould

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Ex-Real Madrid defender Heinze named coach of Velez Sarsfield

FormerManchesterUnitedandRealMadriddefenderGabrielHeinzehasbeennamedcoachofVelezSarsfield,theArgentineclubannouncedonTuesday.The39-year-oldreplacesMarceloGomez,

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Opinion: Dreams of ‘one Europe’ need actions to match

Recently,inaweeklycabinetmeetinginFrance,GermanForeignMinisterSigmarGabrieldescribedChinaasoneofthecausesbehindthedeclininginfluenceofEuropeandtheincreasingtend

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Germany worried U.S. could start trade war with Europe: Foreign minister

GermanyisconcernedthatU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpcouldstartatradewarwithEurope,GermanForeignMinisterSigmarGabrielsaidonThursdayaheadofaG20summitintheportcityofHamb

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Germany urges 'serious dialogue' to resolve Qatar crisis

GermanForeignMinisterSigmarGabriel,whoonMondaystartedatourofseveralArabstates,calledfora"seriousdialogue"toendthecrisisfollowingthedefactoblockadeofQatarbyitsne

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Saudi demands from Qatar 'very provocative': Germany

A list of 13 demands submitted by four Arab states to Qatar as a condition to lift their boycott on the Gulf country is "very provocative" because some items challenge Doha's sovereignty, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Monday.

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Austrian, German officials call on Europe to stay together to overcome challenges

The German vice chancellor on Monday, together with Austrian foreign minister, called on European states to stay together to face with the difficulties.

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SPD leader Gabriel expected to challenge Merkel in German election: Sources

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) are expected to choose their long-standing chairman Sigmar Gabriel to run against conservative Angela Merkel for chancellor in September's federal election, senior party sources said on Thursday (Jan 5).

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Germany calls for free trade accord, welcomes China steel talks offer

German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel called for a resumption of long-stalled efforts to negotiate a global free trade accord on Saturday, warning that a proliferation of bilateral trade deals could lead to varying standards and rules.

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Germany's ruling coalition agrees on new steps to accelerate asylum

​Party leaders of Germany's ruling coalition have agreed on Thursday on plans to establish special registration centers for refugees in Germany, with an aim to speed up asylum procedures for those who have little chance to get asylum.

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Merkel defends Gabriel's energy plans at cabinet meeting

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.