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...At two separate fundraisers in New York on Wednesday, Biden referred to the late German chancellor Helmut Kohl when referring to former German chancellor Angela Merkel....
...It didn’t help that former German chancellor Angela Merkel regarded Borisov as a useful ally from the same centre-right family of political parties....
...Angela Merkel and Hillary Clinton were also proponents of red tailoring — for patriotic reasons, and as a means to stand out....
...And Macron will lead French trade delegations through the rubble of Ukraine — having always supported all sides to the conflict.” — Chris Millerchip, Rye, New York...
...Because if you think about like there’s kind of great bits of photojournalism of the 20th and 21st century — Merkel and Macron hugging at the World War One centenary, you know....
...Moscow for cyber attacks Germany has accused Russia of launching a spate of cyber attacks on politicians amid suspicions that Moscow is interfering in this month’s election to decide who succeeds Angela Merkel...
...But the past few years have brought a steady stream of tales set in Berlin that strike a new note, from Red Pill by Hari Kunzru and Chris Powers’ A Lonely Man to Matthew Sperling’s Viral and Lauren Oyler...
...The Biden administration last week sent Senator Chris Coons of Delaware, a Democrat and presidential confidant, to the German capital....
...As my colleague Chris Nuttall has noted, the company has been one of the less publicised beneficiaries of pandemic lockdowns....
...Dawn of a new era in Europe The Bundestag elected Olaf Scholz Germany’s new chancellor, officially ending Angela Merkel’s 16 years in the role....
...Economics editor Chris Giles praises the swift action of policymakers during the pandemic, in his new analysis of the lessons learned from Covid....
...In Europe, Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel led the criticism of Twitter’s decision, calling it a “problematic” breach of the “fundamental right to free speech”....
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...The day ahead Merkel-Putin meeting The German chancellor is set to meet Russia’s president in Moscow today....
...Chris Williamson, chief business economist at IHS Markit, said the data would “add to worries that the UK economy is heading towards a bout of ‘stagflation’, with growth continuing to trend lower while prices...
...German chancellor Angela Merkel said the Covid-19 challenge “can only be overcome with a global effort”....
...pay lion’s share of costs to help end the pandemic / From Angela Merkel, Justin Trudeau and Erna Solberg...
...The EU and UK are mired in disagreements over European demands for guarantees of fair treatment for its companies, with German chancellor Angela Merkel warning on Wednesday that a trade deal must ensure...
...“But the idea that there are differences between Merkel and Macron on this is just a figment of the Brits’ imagination.”...
...In Germany, an IT security bill that Angela Merkel’s cabinet is planning to pass in the coming weeks will effectively exclude Huawei from the buildout of the country’s 5G phone networks....
...For some, von der Leyen — a protégée of Merkel — makes a tempting target in an election year....
...“I thought history would be kind to Nick Clegg,” says Chris Bowers, a Lib Dem activist and author of a sympathetic 2012 biography. “I changed my mind . . ....
...“We have been forced to act,” Angela Merkel, the chancellor, told reporters on Sunday after a meeting with the leaders of Germany’s 16 states....
...Finally, as Germany prepares for new leadership, Constanze Stelzenmüller has an excellent piece in Foreign Affairs on the departing Angela Merkel — the country’s “singular chancellor”....
...Economics editor Chris Giles says the country’s public finances could be in a weaker state than expected....
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