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Merkel Wants to Keep Her Finance Minister On After Election

EghtesadOnline: Wolfgang Schaeuble can expect to be offered another term as German finance minister if Chancellor Angela Merkel wins re-election on Sept. 24, according to four people familiar with the government’s deliberations.
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Publish Date:13/September/2017 | 05:20

Merkel Drags Car Industry Into German Campaign Citing Lost Trust

EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened her re-election campaign with criticism of the nation’s auto executives, saying they need to embrace new technology more quickly to protect jobs and repair damage done by a diesel cheating scandal.
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Publish Date:12/August/2017 | 24:41

U.S. no longer a 'friend' in Merkel election program

EghtesadOnline: In their campaign program for the German election, Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have dropped the term "friend" in describing the relationship with the United States.
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Publish Date:04/July/2017 | 04:17

Germany's Merkel lends support to Mexico over NAFTA

EghtesadOnline: Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday backed Mexico to press for a successful renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Donald Trump, thanking its government for keeping German interests in mind during the talks.
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Publish Date:10/June/2017 | 13:04

Merkel Plays Anti-Terror Card as German Election Year Kicks Off

EghtesadOnline: Angela Merkel’s party is attacking her political opponents as weak on fighting terrorism and crime as the German chancellor seeks to blunt her main challenger’s momentum in a state vote this weekend.
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Publish Date:25/March/2017 | 07:29

Merkel's Challenger Rules Out Trump-Style Campaign in Germany

EghtesadOnline: Angela Merkel’s Social Democratic challenger said he’ll shun campaign tactics associated with U.S. President Donald Trump and defend a fragile Europe as he won his party’s backing to take on the German chancellor in September elections.
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Publish Date:19/March/2017 | 21:43

Germany's Merkel calls for standardized European rules on using data

EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Saturday for Europe to set about standardizing rules on using data in Europe, ahead of a visit to the CeBIT technology fair in Hanover where digitalization is expected to be in focus.
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Publish Date:18/March/2017 | 16:29

Erdogan's Nazi Comparison Draws Fire From Merkel Chief of Staff

EghtesadOnline: A senior aide to Chancellor Angela Merkel hit back at Turkey’s government, saying Germany doesn’t need lessons in democracy after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan likened the cancellation of rallies by two of his cabinet ministers to Nazi practices.
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Publish Date:06/March/2017 | 11:15

Merkel Risks Tension With Erdogan Over Turkish Reporter's Arrest

EghtesadOnline: Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the arrest of a German reporter in Turkey as excessively harsh, risking tension with President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan as she counts on him to stem refugee flows to Europe.
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Publish Date:02/March/2017 | 11:35

Merkel Scours Trump Archive for Clues on How to Read Him

EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been poring over old interviews and video of Donald Trump, seeking clues on how to influence the incoming U.S. president when they first meet, according to two people familiar with her preparations.
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Publish Date:21/January/2017 | 14:53

Merkel Coalition Seeks to Punish Social Media for Hate Speech

EghtesadOnline: Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government plans to fine social media networks such as Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. if they fail to combat hate speech, as German officials accuse media companies of being too slow to take action.
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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 14:43

Merkel says Islamist terrorism is biggest test for Germany

EghtesadOnline: Islamist terrorism is the biggest test facing Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday in a New Year's address to the nation, and vowed to introduce laws that improve security after a deadly attack before Christmas in Berlin.
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Publish Date:31/December/2016 | 14:07

Christmas Market Tragedy Hands Merkel Critics Line of Attack

EghtesadOnline: Chancellor Angela Merkel got an early taste of the kind of reception she can expect from her populist opponents after a truck careened into a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 people in what her government said was probably a terror attack.
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Publish Date:20/December/2016 | 15:34

Merkel Sticks to Middle Ground in Risky Pitch for German Votes

EghtesadOnline: Chancellor Angela Merkel is staking out the political center for next year’s German election, resisting pressure by her party critics who blame her policies for encouraging the threat from populists.
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Publish Date:08/December/2016 | 20:46

Germany's Merkel says supports efforts against hate speech

EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday threw her support behind efforts to fight the use of hate speech posted on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Google's YouTube.
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Publish Date:23/November/2016 | 16:13