Tag: Angela Merkel
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Merkel calls Buhari, thanks him for his words at 76th UNGA in New York
Outgoing German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, on Thursday called President Muhammadu Buhari to pay compliments and thank the Nigerian President over his kind words during his address at the just concluded 76th edition of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. It will be recalled that President Buhari had concluded his address at the 76th…
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Merkel to face grilling in Germany’s Wire card probe
Germany’s probe into the shocking collapse of payments firm Wire card reaches its climax on Friday, with Chancellor Angela Merkel appearing before the investigative parliamentary committee. On Thursday, Merkel’s Finance Minister Olaf Scholz tried to shield the government from any blame, saying “the responsibility for this large-scale fraud does not lie with the German government’’.…
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Germany tightens lockdown for Easter
German leaders on Tuesday agreed to extend the country’s coronavirus lockdown until April 18 to contain new infections and tighten measures over the Easter holidays. Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of the country’s federal states reached agreement on the strict lockdown measures following 11 hours of talks on the country’s way forward in the…
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German Chancellor, Merkel rejects Trump’s invitation for G7 summit in Washington
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not attend the G7 summit in Washington due to the coronavirus pandemic, the German Press Agency reported Saturday, citing government spokesperson, Steffen Seibert. U.S. President Donald Trump said on May 20 that he was aiming for a real G7 summit in Washington in late June as a sign of normalisation…
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German Chancellor, Merkel in quarantine over Coronavirus
Angela Merkel, German Chancellor has gone into self-isolation after a doctor who administered a vaccine on her tested positive for coronavirus. Merkel’s spokesman said the German chancellor, who is 65, was informed about the doctor’s test shortly after holding a news conference Sunday announcing new measures to curb the spread of the virus, AP reports.…
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Merkel urges divided Germans to pull together in 2019
Acknowledging that her government disappointed many Germans in 2018, Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to pull the country together for 2019. She called for solidarity and cooperation to overcome deep political divisions. In her New Year speech, Merkel said she recognised that many Germans “bemoaned” the ruling coalition that took office in March. This was an…
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Breaking: Angela Merkel to step down chancellorship
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said this is her last chancellorship and that she will step down in 2021 when the term ends. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Merkel made this known while addressing a press conference at the headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) on Monday. Merkel, chairwoman of Germany’s CDU since 2000, also said…
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Merkel welcomes Brexit progress, says devil is in detail
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on Wednesday welcomed progress in negotiations on a Brexit deal and said she wanted a close relationship with Britain after it leaves the European Union, especially on security matters. “I hope there is progress, apparently there is progress, but sometimes the devil is in the detail so everything is only worked…
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Merkel sworn in for fourth term by Bundestag
Angela Merkel was on Wednesday sworn in as German chancellor before the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin. Ending with the phrase “So help me God,” Merkel took her oath of office in front of parliamentary speaker and former finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble. Merkel had earlier been elected to her fourth term as…
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Fight for equal rights for women continues – Angela Merkel
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, said that the “fight for equal rights for women continues’’ in spite the progress made so far, in an Instagram post for International Women’s Day. In a video message on Thursday, Merkel said: “many women before us made sacrifices and fought doggedly for women to have more rights. “It is now…