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German media bristles at hostile Greek reception for Merkel

August 23, 2021 at 3:37 p.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - German newspapers attacked "ungrateful" Greeks for the hostile public reception they gave Angela Merkel in Athens and some criticized the chancellor's generosity for promising they would stay...

Merkel’s challenger rebuffs criticism of high earnings

August 22, 2019 at 6:12 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - The center-left challenger to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in next year's elections, former finance minister Peer Steinbrueck, on Friday fended off criticism of his lucrative earnings from...

Merkel’s challenger rebuffs criticism of high earnings

August 23, 2021 at 3:24 p.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - The center-left challenger to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in next year's elections, former finance minister Peer Steinbrueck, on Friday fended off criticism of his lucrative earnings from...

Steinbrueck to challenge Merkel in 2013

August 22, 2019 at 6:03 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Peer Steinbrueck, an abrasive former finance minister, will lead the German Social Democrats' challenge to unseat chancellor Angela Merkel in a parliamentary election a year from now....

Germany’s Schaeuble says Spain doesn’t need bailout

December 24, 2018 at 4:44 p.m.

BERLIN/MADRID (Reuters) - EU paymaster Germany said on Friday that Spain does not need a European bailout, dousing financial market expectations that Madrid will gain early relief from European Central...

Germany’s Schaeuble says Spain doesn’t need bailout

August 23, 2021 at 2:38 p.m.

BERLIN/MADRID (Reuters) - EU paymaster Germany said on Friday that Spain does not need a European bailout, dousing financial market expectations that Madrid will gain early relief from European Central...

Merkel and Hollande unite in tough message for Greece

August 22, 2019 at 5:22 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande presented a united front towards Greece on Thursday, telling Athens it should not expect leeway on its bailout agreement unless it sticks...

Merkel, Hollande to offer Greece little comfort

December 24, 2018 at 1:15 p.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande are expected to tell Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras this week that they can give him little leeway on easing the terms...

Rabbis to meet in Berlin to protest circumcision ban

August 23, 2021 at 10:22 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Jewish religious leaders will hold an international meeting in Berlin on Tuesday to discuss how to respond to a German court ruling against performing circumcision on baby...

German parliament approves EU bailout fund

December 24, 2018 at 8:16 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's parliament resoundingly approved the euro zone's permanent bailout scheme and new budget rules on Friday, but legal hurdles remain and Chancellor Angela Merkel's concessions to euro...

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