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Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel, German chancellor from 2005 to 2021 has been held in high esteem at home and abroad.

Angela Merkel was born in Hamburg on July 17, 1954, as the son of a Protestant pastor, who moved his family to East Germany. Merkel, a trained physicist, was chair of the Christian Democratic Union from 2000 to 2018. Merkel entered politics in the wake of the Revolutions of 1989, following German reunification in 1990, Merkel was elected to the Bundestag and appointed as Minister for Women and Youth in 1991, later becoming Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in 1994. Here you can find all DW content on Angela Merkel.

Deutschland Gaza Konflikt l Pro Palästinenische Demonstration in Berlin

Israel-Gaza crisis: Pro-Palestinian rallies gather in German cities 15.05.2021

Police are preparing for possible clashes during pro-Palestinian rallies as Middle East tensions intensify. Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that the country "will not suffer" antisemitic protests.
Vorbereitungen 3. Ökumenischer Kirchentag Frankfurt

Germany's two biggest churches shift closer together in adversity 12.05.2021

Germany's Christian churches are facing similar problems in the ongoing COVID pandemic. Now they are holding a digital ecumenical assembly. Chancellor Angela Merkel will not be the only top politician attending.
Grüne Kanzlerkanddidatin Annalena Baerbock

Germany: Annalena Baerbock becomes prime target of sexist hate speech 10.05.2021

Threats against politicians have sharply risen ahead of September's general elections. The leading candidate to replace Angela Merkel has rapidly become the prime target for misogyny, vitriol, and fake news.
Deutschland Online-Bundesparteitag der SPD in Berlin

Germany: SPD officially names Olaf Scholz as chancellor candidate 09.05.2021

Olaf Scholz will lead the SPD's campaign in September's general election — facing off against the Greens' Annalena Baerbock and the CDU's Armin Laschet in the race to replace Angela Merkel.
Warsaw Ghetto 1943

'Keep alive memory' of WWII victims, urges Germany's Merkel 08.05.2021

Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany will have an "everlasting responsibility" to remember those killed during World War II. Saturday marks the 76th anniversary of the end of the conflict in Europe.
Deutschland Greenpeace Klimaprotest vor dem Brandenburger Tor

Merkel pushes for carbon pricing 'worldwide' at final climate conference 06.05.2021

Expectations were high for Angela Merkel as she spoke one last time at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue. But her speech promoting carbon pricing and "international solidarity" left climate experts disappointed.
Symbolbild Flüchtlinge Polizei Kontrolle Abschiebung

Germany investigates abuse of Turkish service passports 06.05.2021

German prosecutors have launched an investigation into dozens of Turkish citizens suspected of entering Germany on service passports obtained through illegitimate means.

5. Mai Vortrag Merkel und Zündung des Befreiungsfeuers von Rutte

Dutch Liberation Day: Merkel says Germany has 'eternal responsibility' for Nazi crimes 05.05.2021

In a virtual speech, Angela Merkel has warned that the memory of the crimes committed by the Nazis in Europe must be kept alive. "This is Germany's eternal responsibility," she said
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Germany's CDU under fire over nomination of controversial ex-spy chief 01.05.2021

The decision to have Hans-Georg Maassen run as a candidate in Germany's upcoming general election has prompted a wave a criticism for Merkel's conservatives — and accusations of far-right pandering.
UN High Commissioner: “We need to be feminists now”

Michelle Bachelet: Her lifelong fight against sexism and for women's rights 01.05.2021

Angela Merkel famously shied away from calling herself a feminist — but Chile's first female president embraces the term, saying that feminism is for everyone. DW spoke to Bachelet about her remarkable history.
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Is Angela Merkel a feminist? - Interview with Miriam Meckel (E07) 30.04.2021

Angela Merkel's political career has been marked by many "firsts." But: in her 15 years as German chancellor, what has she done for the equality of the sexes and for moving gender fairness forward? We talk to the woman who publicly posed the question: 'Are you a feminist, Ms. Merkel?' Miriam Meckel did not only find Merkel's reaction surprising, she also tells us where Merkel disappointed her.
Weltspiegel 27.04.21 | Deutschland Impfgipfel | Angela Merkel

Germany: Will Merkel's legacy be a COVID mess? 29.04.2021

After 16 years in power, Angela Merkel is nearing the end of her final term as chancellor. Germany is struggling to get the pandemic under control. A senior member of her party tells DW the country will be in good hands.
Deutschland Corona-Pandemie Angela Merkel spricht im Bundestag

Merkel awarded Sinti and Roma civic prize 28.04.2021

The chancellor said it was a "disgrace" that Roma still face prejudice in Germany. She donated her prize money to Roma youth network ternYpe and Gruenbau, an integration project in Dortmund.
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Merkel empathizes with struggling culture sector 28.04.2021

After artists and other people working in the culture sector expressed their COVID-related frustrations to Angela Merkel, the chancellor promised that the industry would be included in any reopening steps.

Deutschland Impfgipfel | Angela Merkel

Merkel: Germany to let everyone apply for vaccine by June 26.04.2021

Germany will end vaccine prioritization by June at the latest, allowing everyone to apply for their jabs, said Angela Merkel. However, this "does not mean that everyone can then be vaccinated immediately." 
Grüne Kanzlerkanddidatin Annalena Baerbock

Germany: Greens' Annalena Baerbock urges hard line on Russia, China 24.04.2021

The Greens chancellor candidate for the upcoming federal elections has said she wants a tougher stance from Germany to address Russian aggression in Ukraine and China's global ambitions.
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