Hungary`s Orban blasts `rude` Germany over refugee crisis
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban hit out Thursday at Germany`s "rude and aggressive" tone over Europe`s refugee crisis and its proposals for national migrant quotas, which he has vehemently opposed.
Feb 25, 2016, 16:32 PM IST
Austrian asylum cap ‘unacceptable’: German interior minister
Austria`s decision to only accept 80 asylum seekers a day while letting thousands of others transit through sends "the wrong signal" and is "unacceptable", German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Sunday.
Feb 22, 2016, 05:26 AM IST
Angela Merkel backs David Cameron EU reform demands
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday threw her weight behind Prime Minister David Cameron`s reform demands as EU leaders readied a make-or-break summit on Britain`s future in the bloc.
Feb 17, 2016, 22:29 PM IST
Bundesbank sees German growth picking up in Q1 2016
German economic growth could pick up again modestly in the first three months of 2016, driven by robust domestic demand, the country`s national central bank said on Monday.
Feb 15, 2016, 17:22 PM IST
Turkey will continue to strike back at Kurdish fighters in Syria, PM tells Merkel
Turkey will continue to strike back at Kurdish fighters of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syria, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday, despite growing pressure on Ankara to stop the shelling.
Feb 15, 2016, 00:28 AM IST
Angela Merkel isolated as EU partners slam door on refugees
Abandoned by France, defied by eastern Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel cuts a lonely figure in her struggle for EU "solidarity" on the refugee crisis ahead of a Brussels summit.
Feb 14, 2016, 09:19 AM IST
Clouds over German economy as industrial output, exports fall
An unexpected drop in German industrial production in December, as well as a decline in exports, cast a shadow over the outlook for Europe's biggest economy, analysts said Tuesday.
Feb 09, 2016, 19:23 PM IST
'Horrified' by Russian bombings in Syria, says Angela Merkel
Turkey and Germany agreed on Monday on a set of measures to try to tackle the Syrian refugee crisis, including a joint diplomatic initiative aimed at halting attacks against Syria's largest city.
Feb 08, 2016, 22:28 PM IST
Turkey cannot be expected to shoulder refugee burden alone: PM
Turkey`s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said his country cannot be expected to shoulder the burden of refugees alone as 30,000 Syrians massed at the Turkish border after fleeing a Russia-backed regime offensive on the northern region of Aleppo.
Feb 08, 2016, 21:41 PM IST
Did you hear this? Donald Trump in running for 2016 Nobel Peace Prize
Donald Trump, Greek islanders helping desperate migrants, Angela Merkel and the pope -- some may seem more likely than others but all are understood to be in the running for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.
Feb 04, 2016, 11:20 AM IST
Angela Merkel tells Vladimir Putin to `use influence` to rein in Ukraine rebels
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to use his influence to rein in pro-Kremlin rebels in eastern Ukraine, a day after the German leader warned that a peace deal was not being fully implemented.
Feb 02, 2016, 16:35 PM IST
Berlin to list Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia as `safe countries of origin`: Vice chancellor
Germany will place Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia on the list of "safe countries of origin", Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel announced Thursday, in a move that will make it easier to reject asylum requests from those nationals.
Jan 29, 2016, 01:07 AM IST
Angela Merkel opens Holocaust art expo with anti-Semitism warning
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday opened a major exhibition featuring works by Jewish concentration camp prisoners, as she pledged to combat a feared rise in anti-Semitism in Germany linked to a record influx of refugees.
Jan 26, 2016, 03:34 AM IST
Clouds over German economy as biz confidence falls to 11-month low
The outlook for the German economy, Europe's biggest, clouded over significantly in January as business confidence fell to its lowest level in 11 months, the Ifo economic institute said Monday.
Jan 25, 2016, 18:16 PM IST
Barack Obama, Angela Merkel discuss aid for Syrian refugees: White House
Obama told Merkel he plans to host a summit for leaders at the UN General Assembly in September to secure new commitments to help address the refugee crisis, the White House said in a statement.
Jan 22, 2016, 06:02 AM IST
Charlie Hebdo's another shocker: Alan Kurdi, Syrian boy found dead on Turkish beach, would've grown to become a sex offender
The cartoon depicts two male creatures running after terrified women with the caption: "What would have become of the young Alan if he had grown up? A groper in Germany."
Jan 15, 2016, 10:53 AM IST
Anti-refugee right-wingers go on rampage in Leipzig: Police
Over 200 masked right-wing supporters, carrying placards with racist overtones, went on a rampage in the eastern city of Leipzig on Monday night, throwing fireworks, breaking windows and vandalising buildings, police said.
Jan 12, 2016, 15:41 PM IST
New Year's Eve assaults in Cologne not linked to organised crime: German official
A top German police official says he doesn't believe New Year's Eve assaults in Cologne and elsewhere blamed largely on foreigners were linked to organised crime.
Jan 12, 2016, 14:34 PM IST
Thousands at far-right rally against Merkel migrant policy
Thousands of far-right protesters have rallied in the eastern German city of Leipzig against the record refugee influx they blamed for sexual violence against women at New Year's Eve festivities.
Jan 12, 2016, 07:23 AM IST
'Merkel out!': PEGIDA supporters vent ire post Cologne attacks
Chanting "Merkel out" and waving German flags, supporters of the xenophobic PEGIDA movement vented their anger today against migrants after a rash of sexual assaults in the western city of Cologne. Carrying banners and signs bearing slogans like "Rapefugees not welcome", the far-right protesters took aim at Merkel, accusing her of allowing migrants to running amok in Germany through her liberal stance towards those fleeing war.
Jan 09, 2016, 22:45 PM IST
