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...During his first term in office, Macron was frequently overshadowed by Angela Merkel. But Merkel has now retired as German chancellor....
...This sentiment would be shared by Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, and even, to an extent, by Boris Johnson....
...An even keener loss, perhaps, are the live arts — all suddenly gone, overnight. “Now is a moment when we realise how important the live communal experience is and we crave it,” Claypole agrees....
...This month German chancellor Angela Merkel said Britain would become “an economic competitor on our own doorstep” after Brexit while France and other EU countries have warned they would impose tariffs on...
...Mr Weidmann’s candidacy took a hit over the summer after it emerged that the Chancellery is keener on securing the presidency of the European Commission after next spring’s European Parliamentary elections...
...But those with domestic operations, such as the building societies, are keener on slimming down the “one size fits all EU single rule book”....
...No one is keener on rules. Leaders prioritise national interests. That is what they are elected for....
...The summit — an EU-inspired event to be attended by Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, plus the Italian and British prime ministers, Giuseppe Conte and Theresa May — has emerged as an emblem of what might...
...If the rank and file of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) toe the line, Germany will have a new grand coalition government this spring, and Angela Merkel’s fourth term as chancellor can begin....
...“They’re much more politically engaged than people in other parts of the country and much keener to form their own judgments,” he says....
...I used to enter racing competitions in my old Morgan but I was keener on the boy-racer role than oily rag....
...Polling for Körber Stiftung indicates that Germans are now keener to build ties with China than to co-operate more with the US....
...Merkel who is keener on Vorsicht – caution – in foreign and defence policy – rather than Vorsprung – moving forward....
...Ever so attuned to the country’s mood, the chancellor will be a bit keener to go to the brink this year....
...The merger of BAE and EADS fell apart in what has become Europe’s field of broken dreams – the Berlin office of Chancellor Angela Merkel....
...Angela Merkel has also ruffled feathers by keeping Germany out of the Libya operation last year....
...Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, might also have talked about growth but she has put the emphasis very much on structural reforms....
...Germany’s future government partners crossed swords on Wednesday as allies of Angela Merkel, chancellor, raised doubts as to whether the two parties could deliver the tax cuts promised before the election...
...I’ve heard that Angela Merkel is almost certain to remain as chancellor. So is the election a foregone conclusion? No....
...Angela Merkel’s uneasy “grand coalition” government of Christian and Social Democrats has this year appeared to go soft on economic reforms....
...Nobody is keener to escape from the Union’s constitutional wrangling than Mr Brown. When the Treaty of Lisbon is ratified at Westminster he and other British party leaders will be mightily relieved....
...French officials are keener than ever to find new areas of co-operation, as if to divert attention from the areas of difference....
...Meanwhile, economic pressure – and a sliding dollar – will make the US even keener than usual to “burden-share” with its allies in Europe....
...Bush got off to a slightly shaky start with Angela Merkel. The US president was explaining his views on global warming....
...For Catherine Keener’s Harper Lee read Sandra Bullock, who draws after her a royal train of actresses playing New York salon celebs....
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