UK PM David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have called on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to avoid violence.
They also urged the Egyptian president to launch political reforms in the country.
Posts Tagged ‘Chancellor Angela Merkel’
Merkel makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan
December 18th, 2010 |
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived early on Saturday in Kunduz accompanied by Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and Chief of Staff Volker Wieker.
Her government will next month seek a renewed parliamentary mandate for its 4,800-strong Afghan mission.
Merkel: Euro will survive crisis
November 27th, 2010 |
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed confidence euro will survive debt crisis, and that no member of the eurozone risks having to restructure its debt.
She spoke Thursday in Berlin, seeking to reassure financial markets as the euro was near a two-month low against the dollar.
Obama to award Bush ‘Presidential Medal of Freedom’
November 18th, 2010 |
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US President Barack Obama has announced that he would award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honour, to George W Bush next year. According to the New York Daily News, the decision has come a day after Bush gave a respectful nod to Obama at the groundbreaking of his library in Dallas. [...]
Berlin to promote integration, attract skilled workers
October 19th, 2010 |
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The German government announced plans on Monday for legislation to promote the integration of immigrants into mainstream society, Deutsche Welle reports.
This follows Chancellor Angela Merkel’s assertion on Saturday that multiculturalism had “utterly failed.”
Merkel: German multiculturalism has failed
October 17th, 2010 |
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Germany’s attempt to create a multicultural society has been a total failure, Chancellor Angela Merkel says. She addressed young members of her Christian Democrat party on Saturday. euronews reports.
Forbes World’s Most Powerful Women 2010
October 7th, 2010 |
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First Lady Michelle Obama is the World’s Most Powerful Women, according to the latest ranking from Forbes Magazine. This year’s list of the Most Powerful Women on Earth brands singer Lady Gaga more powerful than the woman who is second-in-line to the US presidency, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Mrs. O joins media moguls Oprah Winfrey [...]
German party calls for visas for Montenegrins
August 11th, 2010 |
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The Christian Social Union (CSU) on Tuesday criticized Montenegro’s decision to introduce an economic citizenship for well-known businesspeople. The party, a member of the ruling coalition of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, requested a reintroduction of the visa regime for Montenegro.
Wulff sworn in as Germany’s new president
July 2nd, 2010 |
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Christian Wulff has taken the oath of office in Berlin as Germany’s 10th president. The inauguration of the new head of state comes as Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government faces decreasing approval ratings.
German cabinet approves eurozone package
May 11th, 2010 |
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Chancellor Angela Merkel and her cabinet have given the ‘green light’ to the eurozone stability package. Germany is expected to contribute at least 123 billion euros to the debt rescue measures.
The European Bailout: Not a Very Promising Start
May 11th, 2010 |
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Many people have written insightful criticisms of the European bailout. For example, Tyler Durden, Joe Weisenthal and Gregory White point out that the French banks are the real winners of the bailout (but don’t forget JP Morgan).Ron Paul points out tha…
Merkel coalition suffers big defeat
May 10th, 2010 |
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right coalition parties have suffered huge losses in elections in North Rhine-Westphalia. It robbed her government of a majority in the upper house of parliament.
Merkel cautious about handout for Greece
April 27th, 2010 |
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stressed the need for a stable European currency, urging debt-ridden Greece to implement tougher measures. Speaking to journalists in Berlin on Monday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was resolute in her assessment of the Greek debt crisis, and said Greece must accept tough austerity measures over a period of years to ensure the stability of the euro
Ash forces world leaders to change plans
April 16th, 2010 |
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The cloud of volcanic ash disrupting flights across Europe means German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not be able to return to Friday as planned. Merkel has been in the U.S. all week, first for US President Barack Obama’s nuclear summit and then for a visit to California. It was not clear to which airport her flight would divert.
S.M. Krishna to attend Polish president’s funeral
April 15th, 2010 |
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Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will head the Indian delegation that will attend the funeral ceremony of President Lech Kaczynski who was killed Saturday in an air crash in Russia.
World leaders, including President Barack Obama, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, are expected to gather in Krakow, [...]
Merkel: Bilingualism, integration for Turkish immigrants
March 30th, 2010 |
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In talks with the Turkish PM German Chancellor Angela Merkel supported the idea of Turkish language instruction in Germany, though not at the expense of German. They also discussed Iran and Turkey’s EU bid.
Merkel in Turkey in effort to settle differences
March 29th, 2010 |
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Germany resistance to full Turkish membership of the EU is one thorny issue to be addressed as Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Ankara. Discussions are planned on a series of issues, including integration of immigrants.
Kunduz scandal touches Merkel’s office
March 26th, 2010 |
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office reportedly knew that civilians were killed in a German-ordered airstrike in Afghanistan just hours after the bombing. Newsweekly Der Spiegel reported Thursday that the German foreign intelligence service (BND) sent an e-mail describing the attack and the possible numbers killed.
“Greece staying in eurozone”
March 18th, 2010 |
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There is “zero chance†of Greece leaving the eurozone, Prime Minister George Papandreou said yesterday, Ekathimerini reports. His comments came after suggestions by German Chancellor Angela Merkel that members should face expulsion if they do not comply with the euro’s fiscal criteria.
Merkel, Zapatero open CeBIT IT fair
March 2nd, 2010 |
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero opened the annual IT trade fair CeBIT in Hanover. Merkel told guests at the opening of the annual IT trade fair CeBIT in Hanover that recent demands from the computer industry for an Internet minister “were not the solution.”