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Angela Merkel

Germany's former chancellor, who led the country between 2005 and 2021, with a focus on economic stability and European unity

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel receives the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize in Yamoussoukro, the Ivory Coast, on February 8. AFP

Former German chancellor Merkel receives Unesco peace prize

EuropeFebruary 09, 2023
Angela Merkel. who was German chancellor at the time, poses for a selfie with a refugee in Berlin. AP.

UN gives Merkel top award for granting asylum to 1 million Syrians in Germany

EuropeOctober 04, 2022
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel answers questions from journalist and author Alexander Osang under the theme "So what is my country?" at the Berliner Ensemble in Berlin. AP

Europe should listen to Angela Merkel on Ukraine

EditorialJune 09, 2022
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel fields questions in Berlin on Tuesday. AP

Merkel says she has 'nothing to apologise for' in dealings with Russia

EuropeJune 08, 2022
Protesters express support for Ukraine in front of Russia's embassy in Berlin, Germany. AFP

Germany's president admits mistakes amid Russia reckoning

EuropeApril 05, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and then German chancellor Angela Merkel listen to Russian leader Vladimir Putin after a summit on Ukraine at the Elysee Palace, Paris, in December 2019. AFP

Merkel defends 2008 decision to block Ukraine from Nato

EuropeApril 04, 2022
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is congratulated by his wife Elke Buedenbender. AP

German President Steinmeier wins second term

EuropeFebruary 13, 2022
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a session of the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany. Reuters

Retired Angela Merkel turns down UN role

WorldJanuary 19, 2022

Millionaire right-winger to lead Germany's conservatives

EuropeDecember 18, 2021

Olaf Scholz: The new chancellor taking reins of Germany

EuropeDecember 08, 2021
Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives to take her seat during a session at the Bundestag. AFP

Farewell to the 'Queen of Europe': Angela Merkel era ends in Germany

EuropeDecember 08, 2021
Olaf Scholz receives flowers after being elected Germany's new chancellor. Reuters

Olaf Scholz confirmed as German chancellor

EuropeDecember 08, 2021
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the military grand tattoo in her honour at the defence ministry in Berlin. EPA
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Merkel's political departure marked with punk, hymn and military honours

EuropeDecember 02, 2021
A police officer in Hilden, Germany, gets a booster vaccination against the coronavirus. AP
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Germany tightens Covid curbs on the unvaccinated

EuropeDecember 02, 2021
A new coalition government is set to take power in Germany, after 16 years of Angela Merkel at the helm. Getty

After Merkel, Germany is searching for a new role in the world

OpinionDecember 01, 2021
Left: Christian Lindner, Olaf Scholz, Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck, right: a traffic light hangs in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Reuters / Getty Images
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German 'traffic light' coalition: Five breakdowns

EuropeNovember 24, 2021
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