Tag: Germany government
Merkel party readies campaign for bid to keep top German job
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel's party on Tuesday presented a campaign for Germany's September election that portrays would-be successor Armin Laschet as a conciliatory,...
Germany grants 2,400 visas to Afghan employees, relatives
BERLIN — German authorities said Monday they have granted 2,400 visas so far to Afghan employees of the country's military and their relatives, although...
Dutch royals arrive in Germany for 3-day state visit
BERLIN — King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrived in Germany on Monday for a three-day visit that was delayed from last...
Merkel’s likely heir favors her centrist path for Germany
DUESSELDORF, Germany — As a child of the Cold War in West Germany, Armin Laschet remembers when then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan came to Berlin...
Germany’s Merkel makes last UK visit before leaving office
LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is likely to push Angela Merkel to drop her efforts to impose COVID-19 restrictions on British travelers...
Germany recommends combination of AstraZeneca, mRNA shots
BERLIN — Germany is recommending that all people who get a first shot of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine switch to a different type of...
Biden picks UPenn president for Germany ambassador
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday announced he's nominating University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann to serve as U.S. ambassador to Germany.
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Germany gets British support for UN Security Council seat
BERLIN — The German and British foreign ministers have agreed to hold an annual “strategic dialogue” on international affairs, in a joint statement that...
Angry at sanctions, Belarus orders 2 German entities to shut
BERLIN — Belarus has ordered two German educational organizations to close, part of its retaliation against EU sanctions imposed over a diversion of a...
Germany’s Merkel defends idea of summit between EU and Putin
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday defended the idea of holding a European Union meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing that...