Germany’s governing parties in damage control after EU vote
Germany's governing parties licked their wounds Monday after a battering in the European Parliament elections and vowed to improve their performance.
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Merkel vows Germany will keep pushing for ‘global solutions’
Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany will keep pushing for global solutions to challenges in 2019 and also has to take greater responsibility in the world.
German court decides against trying alleged Nazi camp guard
A German court has declined to put on trial a 95-year-old man alleged to have served as a guard at the Nazi's Mauthausen concentration camp, saying Friday that it doesn't see enough evidence to support charges of accessory to murder.
German court won’t try 97-year-old Nazi death camp suspect
A German court said Thursday it won't put on trial a former guard at the Nazis' Majdanek death camp who was charged with being an accessory to murder, arguing that the 97-year-old is too sick to face court proceedings.
3 contrasting contenders in Germany vie to succeed Merkel
Three high-profile contenders are vying to lead Angela Merkel's party as the longtime German chancellor makes way after 18 years for a successor who could shape the European Union's most populous country for the next generation.
Merkel ally pitches to take over German center-right party
An ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel who is running to succeed her as leader of Germany's main center-right party said Wednesday that an era is ending with Merkel's departure but her legacy can't be reversed.
Germany’s Merkel: I can work well with any party successor
German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted Monday that she can work well with any potential successor as leader of her party, including a one-time rival seeking a comeback after a decade-long absence.
Party job contender downplays tension with Germany’s Merkel
A onetime rival of Chancellor Angela Merkel who is running for her party's leadership after a decade-long absence from front-line politics downplayed potential tensions with the German leader on Wednesday.
High stakes for Merkel’s government as German region votes
The central German region of Hesse was voting Sunday in a state election marked by discontent with infighting in the national government and expected to help determine whether Chancellor Angela Merkel's administration has a long-term future.
German state vote in Hesse tests Merkel’s unhappy coalition
The stakes are unusually high for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government as the central state of Hesse votes in a state election this weekend.
Bavaria votes in tough test for Merkel’s conservative allies
Bavarians were voting Sunday in a state election that was expected to deal the prosperous region's long-dominant conservative party a stinging setback, with unpredictable consequences for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's federal government.
Germany’s Greens flourish while mainstream rivals flounder
While other mainstream political parties in Germany flounder in polls and struggle to answer a far-right challenge, the Greens have gained strength as a magnet for liberal-minded voters.
Merkel allies brace for big setback in German state election
This weekend's state election in Bavaria has been casting a long shadow over German politics for the past year — and the aftershocks could cause more turbulence for Chancellor Angela Merkel's struggling national government.
Turkey’s Erdogan heads to Germany on bridge-building visit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was heading to Germany Thursday for a visit aimed at reducing tensions between the two NATO allies at a time when Turkey's economic troubles are causing growing concerns and Europe needs Ankara's support in reducing the flow of migrants.
Merkel’s party ousts close ally of chancellor from top post
A close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel was ousted Tuesday as head of her conservative bloc's parliamentary group, a surprise defeat that dealt a blow to the longtime German leader's authority in her own ranks.
Merkel: German government must give up internal squabbles
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that it's time for her coalition government to stop getting bogged down in internal squabbles, after its leaders reached a deal to resolve its second major crisis in just three months.
German government reaches deal to solve spy chief dispute
The leaders of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing coalition were trying Sunday to resolve a standoff over the future of the country's domestic intelligence chief and stabilize their six-month-old alliance.
German government seeks to end standoff over spy chief
The leaders of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing coalition were trying Sunday to resolve a standoff over the future of the country's domestic intelligence chief and stabilize their six-month-old alliance.
German spy chief’s future creates new strains in government
The future of Germany's domestic intelligence chief is creating fresh strains in Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government following his much-criticized comments about recent far-right protests in the eastern city of Chemnitz.
Merkel: Germany must respond to chemical weapon use
Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested Wednesday that Germany must be prepared to respond if chemical weapons are used in war zones, remarks that come amid a debate over possible military involvement in the Syrian conflict.