Angela Merkel

Jan 14, 2021
With Biden incoming, Merkel outgoing, where do Western relations with China stand?
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel concluded an EU business deal with China just before the new year that could disadvantage the U.S.
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Sep 8, 2020
Angela Merkel’s economic legacy: strong growth, ailing infrastructure
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As the German leader approaches the end of her long tenure in office, we assess her achievements and the challenges facing her country after her departure.
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Jul 13, 2018
Trump stirs controversy during U.K. visit
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President Donald Trump has stirred up a hornet's nest in the U.K. with his blunt comments about Brexit.
Jun 12, 2018
How U.S. trade policy risks isolating the country from traditional allies
President Donald Trump backed out of a joint statement with the other six countries of the G-7 and lashed out at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Twitter after Trudeau said Canada would push forward with retaliatory tariffs. A photo from the weekend kind of sums it all up: Trump’s seated, arms crossed, eyebrows raised, […]
Apr 28, 2018
Another week, another round of trade conversations
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This week European leaders met with President Trump, there's new numbers on the economy out … let's break down the week's economic news.
Apr 26, 2018
Trade to figure heavily in Merkel’s meeting with Trump
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with President Donald Trump tomorrow, just ahead of the May 1 deadline for averting the steel and aluminum tariffs the Trump administration announced last month. What is the German leader hoping to get from her talks with the president? Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Apr 26, 2018
Merkel to stress tariffs threat to American jobs
Call it a one-two punch from the European Union. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit the White House on Friday, just days after French President Emmanuel Macron. The two European leaders are pushing the same agenda in their meetings with Trump. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Dec 7, 2017
Angela Merkel’s woes echo beyond Germany’s borders
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The chancellor is struggling to secure a ruling coalition. The EU could be affected.
Nov 21, 2017
Germany won’t have a government anytime soon
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The German parliament still has not formed a coalition government.
Oct 9, 2017
Will Merkel go along with Macron’s EU reform plan?
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The French president needs German support for his ambitious program, which includes closer cooperation between the member states.

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