Last Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 15:40
With eurozone finance ministers holding out little hope of an agreement as they gathered in Luxembourg, Merkel insisted that she wanted to keep Greece in the single currency.
Last Updated: Friday, June 12, 2015, 17:10
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Greece and its creditors on Friday to keep pushing for a cash-for-reforms deal after Brussels negotiations hit stalemate, as European leaders heaped pressure on Athens to give ground.
Last Updated: Friday, June 12, 2015, 16:12
"The Chief Federal Prosecutor has closed the investigation over suspected spying on a mobile phone used by the chancellor by US intelligence services ... because the allegation cannot be proven in a legally sound way under criminal law," it said in a statement.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 19:11
Chancellor Angela Merkel is hoping to send a robust message on climate change from a G7 summit this weekend but may be undermined by Germany`s own heavy dependence on coal.
Last Updated: Monday, June 1, 2015, 20:55
Inflation in Germany, Europe`s biggest economy, crept higher in May with consumer prices rising by 0.7 percent year-on-year, preliminary data showed Monday.
Last Updated: Monday, June 1, 2015, 09:53
Athens and its euro zone and International Monetary Fund (IMF) creditors have been locked in talks for months on a reforms agreement. Without a deal, Athens risks default or bankruptcy in weeks.
Last Updated: Monday, June 1, 2015, 08:49
The 35-minute call with French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday "went very well," and it was agreed that a deal must be completed very soon, the officials said.
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 19, 2015, 23:25
The German and French leaders Tuesday joined growing calls for debt-wracked Greece to quickly reach a deal with its creditors and avoid default, as crisis talks continued "day and night".
Last Updated: Thursday, April 30, 2015, 18:30
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said Thursday he expected Berlin to get to the bottom of a Brussels spy scandal after Germany reportedly snooped on the EU and France at Washington`s behest.
Last Updated: Friday, April 24, 2015, 09:29
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday everything must be done to prevent Greece running out of money before it reaches a cash-for-reform deal with its international creditors, amid heightened concern that Athens is nearing the brink.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 10:32
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, the eve of a crucial meeting of euro zone finance ministers to assess progress made by Athens in its reform pledges.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 05:34
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