Steffen Seibert

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  Angela Merkel In Quarantine After Meeting Coronavirus Positive Doctor

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel will quarantine herself at home after being treated by a doctor who has since tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a government spokesman said Sunday. "The Chancellor has decided to quarantine herself immediately at home. She will be tested regularly in the coming days... (and) fulfil her official business from...

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  Angela Merkel To Host Turkey's PM For Talks Next Friday

  Chancellor Angela Merkel will host Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu for talks next Friday, her spokesman said, with discussions to centre on the suicide attack in Istanbul that claimed 10 German lives.

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  Angela Merkel Backs Her Interior Minister After Refugee Row

  German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere retains the confidence of Chancellor Angela Merkel, a government spokesman said today, after a spat within her cabinet over whether to limit the asylum rights of refugees from Syria.

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  Angela Merkel Welcomes Barack Obama Plan to Slow Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel strongly welcomes President 's plans to prolong the US military engagement in Afghanistan, her spokesman said.

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  Germany Says 'Did Not Stand Alone' in Greece Talks

  Chancellor Angela Merkel's government stressed Monday that 'Germany did not stand alone' in hammering out a tough deal to prevent a Grexit with other eurozone members.

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  No Basis Now for New Debt Talks With Greece: Germany

  Germany maintained a hard line today after Greece rejected creditors' austerity demands in a referendum, with Berlin saying there was currently "no basis" for talks on a new bailout package or debt relief.

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  German Chancellor to Visit Hungary at Time of Huge Political Challenges

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel is traveling to Budapest next week for talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that come at a time of strain between the two nations.

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  Angela Merkel Presses Putin, Ukraine Leader on Peace Efforts

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke on Saturday to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko in a bid to arrange a mini-summit that could actually end the ex-Soviet state's separatist war.

• German, French Leaders Call Vladimir Putin Over Ukraine

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande have urged Russia to use its influence on rebels in eastern Ukraine so that a meeting on a possible cease-fire can take place as soon as possible.

• Germany Asks Top United States Spy to Leave the Country

  Germany took the dramatic step Thursday of asking the top US intelligence official in Berlin to leave the country, following two reported cases of suspected US spying and the yearlong spat over eavesdropping by the National Security Agency.

• Mikhail Khodorkovsky starts life as a free man in Germany

  Russia's most famous prisoner, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, began life as a free man in Germany on Saturday after his surprise pardon by President Vladimir Putin.

• Germany's Angela Merkel sends top foreign adviser to press US over spying

  Angela Merkel's top foreign affairs and intelligence advisers will quiz officials in Washington today over the activities of US spies in Germany, including allegations they tapped the German chancellor's phone.

• France calls for suspension of European Union-US trade talks over spy claims

  France today called for the temporary suspension of European Union-US free trade talks over claims of US spying on European offices, but Germany said they should go ahead as planned.

• Greek PM to meet euro leaders, seeking budget leeway

  Greece has yet to nail down the requested austerity package.

• German reactivates bank rescue fund

  Germany is reactivating its financial sector rescue fund as the euro debt crisis raises increasing questions