Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel says Germany willing to help in search for Mideast peace

Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday blamed the radical Palestinian movement Hamas for the latest flare-up with Israel and said Germany would do all it could to promote peace in the Middle East.

Angela Merkel denies bias in economic stimulus plans

German Chancellor Angela Merkel denied Thursday any bias in plans to spend billions of euros on repairing roads and schools to jolt the flagging economy back to life.

Merkel working on new stimulus package: report

Chancellor Angela Merkel is working on a new stimulus package for the German economy, a business magazine reported Saturday, a day before she hosts talks with industrialists and financial experts on e

Merkel predicts tough negotiations at EU summit

Germany expects tough negotiations at next week's European Union summit when leaders meet to decide on a climate package and measures to combat the global financial crisis, Chancellor Angela Merkel sa

Merkel and Obama agree to to work together

Angela Merkel, Barack ObamaGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel and US president-elect Barack Obama agreed in a telephone call to work together to help solve global challenges, a Berlin government spokesman said Friday.

German leaders see close cooperation with Obama White House

Angela Merkel, Barack ObamaGerman political leaders congratulated Barack Obama on his election success Wednesday with Chancellor Angela Merkel saying Berlin looked forward to working together in complete trust with the new Democrat-led White House.

German pump-priming talks to continue, Merkel says

German talks on boosting government spending to offset recession are to continue through the weekend, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday.

Merkel backs Sarkozy bid to increase EU relief fund

Germany backs a call to boost the size of a European Union relief fund for nations facing balance of payments difficulties, a spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel said in Berlin Friday.

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