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Angela Merkel

Angela Dorothea Merkel, ; née Kasner (born 17 July 1954) is the Chancellor of Germany and Chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

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Merkel presses Putin on Russian democracy

German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Vladimir Putin on Friday to allow "democratic diversity" to develop in Russia as he made his first trip abroad since returning to the presidency.

Putin and his United Russia party have faced high levels of discontent in recent months, especially after December's fraud-marred parliamentary election.That election prompted massive street protests that have evolved into regular, smaller rallies more recently decrying corruption, the growing authoritarianism of the government, and Putin's win in the March presidential contest.Putin has toughened his stance against the opposition since winning a third term, rejecting dialogue with its leaders and stonewalling their demands.Merkel said after meeting Putin that they had discussed "the development of civil society" in Russia."I made clear on my part that we have every interest in democratic diversity in Russia being able to develop further, because my experience is it is only that way that a truly robust c...

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    Voters in Germany's most populous state inflicted an embarrassingly heavy defeat on Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives Sunday and strengthened a regional gover...

  2. Annual congress of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party to open amid union protests

    The conservative party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel gathered Sunday for its annual convention amid growing public discontent with her government's policies.The...

  3. Annual congress of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party to open amid union protests

    The conservative party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel gathered Sunday for its annual convention amid growing public discontent with her government's policies.The...

  4. Electricity grid operators say Germany must invest about $25 billion in new networks

    The operators of Germany's electricity grid said Wednesday the country must invest about €20 billion ($25 billion) in new transmission networks over the next decade ...

  5. European Commission suggests creating 'banking union' with power to oversee, bail out sector

    The European Union's executive office on Wednesday said the 17-country eurozone needs a "banking union" that can centrally oversee and — if needed — bail out the sec...

  6. Reporter's Notebook: Normandy battlefield echoes current strains of war

    I didn't understand what it meant to be an American until I stood on Omaha Beach. Two weeks ago I was in northern France, a guest of U.S. Army Europe and the current...

  7. German official: Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet backs Greek bailout

    BERLIN (AP) — German official: Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet backs Greek bailout.

  8. Athens Is Burning and Germany's Angela Merkel Holds the Spent Match

    Athens is besieged by riots, because ordinary Greeks understand what their leaders won’t admit. The reforms imposed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek cred...

  9. Poll suggests Ireland will vote 'yes' to EU fiscal treaty, but premier expects narrow result

    A majority of voters plan to say "yes" next week to the European Union fiscal treaty, a new poll suggested Saturday, but the prime minister warned pro-treaty voters ...

  10. German opposition leader says Merkel embraces idea of EU growth pact alongside fiscal treaty

    Germany's opposition leader said Thursday that Chancellor Angela Merkel has accepted the need to add a separate set of measures promoting growth to the European Unio...

  11. Eurogroup head admits possibility Greece could ditch euro, though 'working assumption' is no

    European Union leaders concluded their latest summit early Thursday with few concrete steps to fix the continent's festering financial crisis even as the potential f...

  12. Germany aims for stronger grip on switchover from nuclear to renewable energy

    The German government will more closely oversee the country's move from nuclear power to renewable energy, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday — a mammoth 10-yea...

  1. Germany's Merkel presses Putin on democracy in Russia as he returns to presidency

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Vladimir Putin on Friday to allow "democratic diversity" to develop in Russia as he made his first trip abroad since returnin...

  2. Putin says Russia will help find 'positive results' in Syria

    Russia wants to help U.N. envoy Kofi Annan achieve "positive results" and prevent an all-out civil war in Syria, President Vladimir Putin said in Germany on Friday.M...

  3. Irish say 'yes' to EU treaty that means more austerity, now seek deal on growth and bank debt

    Ireland's voters have agreed to ratify the European Union's deficit-fighting treaty with a resounding 60.3 percent "yes," results Friday showed, but government leade...

  4. EU calls for clarity on bank bailout plan to calm markets, Spain sends official to Washington

    The European Union urged Spain on Thursday to come clean on how it plans to finance the overhaul of its banking sector, warning that uncertainty over this has contri...

  5. White House prepares to put on a splashy dinner party for German Chancellor Angela Merkel

    Nearly 17 years after the last dinner for a leader from Germany, the White House was readying an elaborate, red-carpet welcome Tuesday for Chancellor Angela Merkel.H...

  6. Merkel fires environment minister after election defeat

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel fired her environment minister on Wednesday after he led her conservative party to an embarrassingly heavy state election defeat.Merk...

  7. Merkel fires environment minister after heavy German state election defeat

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel fired her environment minister on Wednesday after he led her conservative party to an embarrassingly heavy state election defeat.Merk...

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