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Economy
Ex-PM Samaras Reveals Chancellor Merkel First Proposed Temporary Grexit in 2012
The former Prime Minister of Greece, Antonios Samaras, revealed in a documentary aired by SKAI on Thursday night, that Angela Merkel proposed a temporary Grexit in 2012.
Samaras, speaking in the latest episode of SKAI TV's ''Greek Bankruptcy'' documentary, explained...
Greece
Merkel Accepts German Responsibility for Nazi Crimes in Greece
Angela Merkel recognized Germany's responsibility for WW II war crimes committed by the Nazis in Greece during her meeting with the Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Friday.
Following her laying a wreath at the Unknown Soldier's Monument at Syntagma square,...
Greece
Merkel Visits Greece Amid Hope — and Protests
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held a face-to-face meeting in Maximos Mansion in Athens on Thursday evening.
Merkel's visit to Greece, the first she has made since 2012, will last for two days, with the Greek...
Diplomacy
Remembering When Tsipras Told Merkel to "Go Back" (video)
Almost five years ago, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who rolled out the red carpet for Angela Merkel on Thursday, was loudly calling for the German Chancellor to "go back."
During a rally on Lesvos prior to the May, 2014...
Diplomacy
Tight Security in Athens for Angela Merkel's Visit
Greek authorities have banned demonstrations near the Parliament and the Prime Minister's residence during the two-day visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, which begins on Thursday.
Rallies organized by leftist groups will be confined to areas far removed from Syntagma...
Diplomacy
German Chancellor Merkel to Visit Athens Next Week
A government spokesperson in Berlin announced on Friday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel will pay an official visit to Athens on January 10 and 11, 2019.
Merkel's spokesperson Martina Fietz said that the Chancellor will meet with Greek Prime Minister...
Greece
German Chancellor Merkel to Visit Athens on January 10-11
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to visit Greece during the second week of January.
Merkel will be in the Greek capital Athens on a two-day official visit on January 10 and 11, meeting with the Greek President Prokopios...
Europe
Kramp-Karrenbauer Succeeds Germany’s Angela Merkel
Germany's Christian Democratic Union on Friday elected Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel in the conservative party leadership.
Kramp-Karrenbauer, 56, former interior minister and governor of Saarland, won with a slight majority of 51.7 percent, with 517...
Europe
Merkel Will Not Seek Re-Election to Leadership of CDU
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has informed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party that she will not seek re-election as its chairwoman in December, it is being reported.
Her decision comes after her party sustained heavy losses in regional elections that...
Europe
Chancellor Merkel’s Allies CSU Take a Blow in Bavarian Elections
CSU Leader Horst Seehofer with Angela Merkel
The Christian Social Union, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative allies, lost their absolute majority in Bavaria's state parliamentary elections on Sunday, winning 35.5 percent of the vote, down from 47.7 percent five years ago, exit polls...