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Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel, born July 17, 1954, has been the chancellor of Germany since 2005 and leader of the Christian Democrat party, CDU, since 2000.

She has secured a fouth term as chancellor of Germany. Find out more about the world's most powerful woman by consulting recent DW content relating to Angela Merkel, displayed below.

BdTD Angela Merkel Windrad

How long will Angela Merkel's chancellorship last? 22.04.2019

Angela Merkel says she wants to remain in office until her term is up. But behind the scenes, plans are already being hatched for Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to take over the chancellorship.
Angela Merkel EU Flaggen Brüssel

Merkel 'highly qualified' for EU post: Juncker 20.04.2019

Angela Merkel will bid farewell to the chancellor's office in Berlin in 2021. The outgoing president of the European Commission thinks she is "a complete and endearing work of art" who would do well in Brussels.
Deutschland Windpark Arkona vor Rügen in Betrieb genommen

Baltic Sea's largest wind farm officially opened 16.04.2019

Germany has inaugurated its biggest wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The official start of Arkona project operations comes as offshore wind utilization in the country has seen roughly 10 years of ups and downs.
Verleihung der 53. Grimme-Fernsehpreise | Jan Böhmermann

German court dismisses comedian's case against Merkel 16.04.2019

A court in Berlin has rejected a bid by Jan Böhmermann to sue Angela Merkel over her response to a poem he wrote about Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The text, which he read on German TV, sparked a diplomatic row with Turkey.
Sudan Protest vor Verteidigungsministerium in Khartum

Sudan protesters demand civilian rule 15.04.2019

Protesters in Sudan have overcome army attempts to disperse their sit-in and resumed their calls for civilian rule. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is among those calling for a quick transition to a civilian government.
BdT Deutschland Berlin | Fridays for Future - Protest

Opinion: Germany's climate activism is full of hypocrisy 13.04.2019

Fridays For Future protests, banning combustion engines by 2030, a climate cabinet. The hysteria around climate change in Germany has now lost all objectivity, says DW's Henrik Böhme.
Kanzlerin Merkel empfängt Poroschenko

Merkel meets Ukraine's Poroshenko, but not his election rival 12.04.2019

While Angela Merkel met only with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, France's president also met his election rival. Merkel came under criticism for not meeting with the novice politician, who is tipped to win.

Berlin - Bettina Vestring, Damien McGuinnes, Michaela Küfner und Robin Alexander

Stammtisch: Brexit Berlin - Not yet auf Wiedersehen! 12.04.2019

We've lifted our Brexit ban as we catch up with the latest escapades at the Stammtisch seaside. What role did Germany and Angela Merkel play in the second Brexit extension? Did Germany miss its chance to avoid Brexit? Die Welt correspondent Robin Alexander and Berlin Policy Journal's Bettina Vestring answer all that and more as they join Stammtisch hosts Damien McGuinness and Michaela Küfner.
Airbus A350

German government buys three new aircraft after fiascos 11.04.2019

Chancellor Angela Merkel and other senior ministers can look forward to traveling in new Airbus aircraft for future diplomatic trips. The existing fleet of official jets struggled to get off the ground in 2018.
Libyen Zusammenstößen zwischen Haftars Streitkräften und den GNA-Streitkräften

Germany's Merkel calls for end to Libya offensive 11.04.2019

The chancellor has urged Libya's Khalifa Haftar to "immediately end" operations to capture Tripoli. Amid signs of growing tensions in Europe, France has blocked an EU statement calling for an end to the offensive.
Symbolbild Beziehungen Deutschland Großbritannien EU

Brexit deal: What Germany wants, what Theresa May can get 11.04.2019

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has until October 31 to try and save the Brexit deal. DW outlines where Germany stands on the issue. It has a vested interest in avoiding a hard Brexit but an even bigger one in a strong EU.
Merkel im Bundestag Regierungserklärung EU-Gipfel Brexit

Angela Merkel advocates longer Brexit extension 10.04.2019

In a short parliamentary statement, Chancellor Angela Merkel advocated a longer but flexible extension to the UK's EU exit date. She said this might allow "a little calm" to return to the process.
Symbolbild Brexit | Protest gegen Austritt in London

'No-deal Brexit would poison EU-UK relations for generations' 10.04.2019

The consequences of a no-deal Brexit would be much worse for Europe than for the UK, argues British historian Timothy Garton Ash in an exclusive interview with DW.
Deutschland Fridays for Future Demonstration in Berlin

Lofty goals of German 'climate cabinet' met with skepticism 09.04.2019

Germany's "climate cabinet" convenes as protests grow, fines for noncompliance loom and political impasses persist. The country could fall 10 points short of a deadline to cut emissions by 40% from 1990 levels.
Bundeskanzlerin Merkel besucht Nolde-Stiftung

Why Merkel had an expressionist's works removed from the Chancellery 09.04.2019

Was Emil Nolde a Nazi painter? Merkel's decision to remove his works from the Chancellery reignites a debate on the German expressionist's art, even though his troubled past is nothing new.

Deutschland Treffen Theresa May und Angela Merkel

Germany's Merkel to host UK PM May for Brexit talks 08.04.2019

The British Prime Minister is set to ask for another extension to Brexit at an EU summit this week. Beforehand, May is scheduled to hold talks with the German chancellor before also meeting with France's Emmanuel Macron.
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