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Merkel, Putin Agree to ‘Do Anything’ to Save JCPOA
EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Saturday to make every effort to save the Iran nuclear deal after meeting in Moscow amid escalating…
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Merkel Renews Push for FTA With India
EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday there was a need for a fresh attempt to restart talks on finalizing a free trade agreement between India and the European Union.
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Merkel Reiterates European Efforts to Uphold JCPOA
EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel once again said on Wednesday that Europe has decided to uphold the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and will keep trying to find solutions to avert escalation.
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Germany Refuses to Assure Firms’ Risk Mitigation Vis-à-Vis Iran Dealings
EghtesadOnline: Germany remains committed to the nuclear non-proliferation agreement with Iran that was rejected by US President Donald Trump, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday, but it…
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Divided EU leaders convene for emergency talks on migration
EghtesadOnline: European Union leaders gather in Brussels on Sunday in an attempt to bridge their deep divisions over migration, an issue that has been splitting them for years and now poses…
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EU will act against U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum: Merkel
EghtesadOnline: Europe will implement counter-measures against U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum just like Canada, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday, voicing regret about President…
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Europe moves to safeguard interests in Iran after U.S. pullout
EghtesadOnline: Europe’s largest economies lobbied to protect their companies’ investments in Iran on Friday, seeking to keep the nuclear deal with Tehran alive after Washington pulled out and…
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Merkel May Have Met Her Match in Germany’s New SPD Leader
EghtesadOnline: Angela Merkel has enjoyed a relatively painless start to her fourth term in office. That could be about to change with the German leader’s Social Democrat coalition partners poised…
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Merkel Ends Deadlock in Coalition Deal With Social Democrats
EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s bloc has concluded a coalition agreement that hands a half-dozen ministries -- including the key foreign and finance portfolios -- to her Social…
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Merkel Faces Party Critics as Plan for New Coalition Takes Shape
EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel outlined her post-election agenda, saying she’ll seek a coalition with the Free Democratic Party and Greens while keeping her options open on further…
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Merkel Chastised as Far-Right Surge Taints Fourth-Term Win
EghtesadOnline: Angela Merkel won a fourth term as German chancellor in a victory that was marred by the hollowing out of support for the two main parties and a surge for the populist AfD in…
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Merkel's Challenger Strains to Draw Differences as Polls Sink
EghtesadOnline: Angela Merkel’s main challenger, Social Democrat Martin Schulz, sought to take a tougher line on the German auto industry and said he’d respond more forcefully to U.S. President…
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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…
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Merkel Offers Tips on Coolness After Being Splattered by Tomato
EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered tips on how to deal with “alpha male” leaders such as President Donald Trump through cool preparation, hours after she was grazed by a…
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Schulz Fails to Break Through as Merkel Stands Firm in TV Debate
EghtesadOnline: Angela Merkel’s election opponent, Martin Schulz, failed to score a decisive breakthrough in their only televised debate as the chancellor stood firm on her record, insisting…
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Merkel Backs Mattis Against Trump in Call for North Korea Talks
EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said diplomacy is the best way to tackle the standoff with North Korea, in stark contrast to U.S. President Donald Trump who has dismissed the…
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Merkel Vows Sharper Response to Turkey After Two More Arrests
EghtesadOnline: Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged to respond “more decisively” against the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after two German citizens were taken into custody in Turkey…
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German Coalition Fatigue Limits Options for Merkel and Schulz
EghtesadOnline: In 2013, when Angela Merkel led her party to its strongest election showing since German reunification, the defeated Social Democrats reluctantly agreed to a “grand coalition”…
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Merkel Stands By Her German Border Opening to Refugees in 2015
EghtesadOnline: Chancellor Angela Merkel, the front-runner in next month’s German election, said she’d change nothing in her approach to Europe’s refugee crisis two years ago if she had the chance.
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Schulz Says Merkel Has ‘Unsettled’ Europe
EghtesadOnline: German Social Democratic challenger Martin Schulz returned to his European Union roots in a speech to several thousand supporters in Frankfurt, accusing Angela Merkel of souring…
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Merkel Warns U.K. It'll Have to Pay EU Obligations in Brexit
EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned the U.K. that it must pay what it owes the European Union as part of Brexit talks, saying it’s misleading to view the costs as a divorce…
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German Carmakers Urged to Challenge Tesla by Senior Merkel Aide
EghtesadOnline: German automakers must invest more in electric vehicles and take on Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc., Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff said Saturday.
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Defiant Merkel takes on protestors at rowdy campaign rally
EghtesadOnline: Chancellor Angela Merkel stood up to rowdy protestors who tried to drown out her campaign speech with deafening jeers and whistles in the eastern town of Quedlinburg on Saturday,…
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Merkel Tested on Refugees, Diesel as Opponent Steps Up Campaign
EghtesadOnline: Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her handling of Germany’s refugee crisis and said she’ll serve a full four years if re-elected, as her main opponent steps up his campaign to…
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Germany's Success Could Scupper Martin Schulz's Bid for Power
EghtesadOnline: Martin Schulz’s biggest obstacle to returning Germany’s Social Democrats to power may not be Angela Merkel but a feel-good economy that’s proved more egalitarian than its European…
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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…
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Angela Merkel Has Six Weeks to Make History
EghtesadOnline: All that stands between Angela Merkel and a fourth term is six weeks of campaigning. The German chancellor goes into the Sept. 24 election with strong personal approval ratings…
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German President Says Need to Send Erdogan ‘Stop Signals’
EghtesadOnline: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government is right to act against what he called unacceptable Turkish policies under President Recep…
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Macron to discuss Ukraine with Putin, Merkel and Poroshenko
EghtesadOnline: French President Emmanuel Macron will call the leaders of Russia, Germany and Ukraine on Monday to discuss the conflict in eastern Ukraine, his office said in a statement, as…
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Giant Pandas Can't Hide Europe's Caution Over China
EghtesadOnline: Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were all smiles as she accepted two giant pandas for Berlin zoo this month, but underlying tensions over trade…