PM Narendra Modi at G2O Summit: In Pics
PM Narendra Modi on Friday reached at Hamburg in Germany to attend the summit at the 19th session of G20 nations. Founded in 1999, the group makes up 85 per cent of the world’s GDP and two-thirds of its population.
Jul 07, 2017, 20:03 PM IST
China supports 'united, stable, prosperous, open' European Union: Xi Jinping
The Chinese leader said the more complicated the international situation was, the more significant the stable development of China-EU relations would become, Xinhua news agency reported.
Jul 05, 2017, 10:36 AM IST
Angela Merkel overshadows party ahead of September election
Challenger Martin Schulz of the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) is leading his campaign with "more social justice", promising reforms to tax, unemployment benefits and childcare after having just succeeded with a push to legalise same-sex marriage.
Jul 03, 2017, 11:19 AM IST
Germany legalises same-sex marriage, Chancellor Angela Merkel Merkel votes against
The election-year bill was pushed by Merkel's leftist rivals, who pounced on comments she made early this week suggesting a policy U-turn -- a manoeuvre that left her conservative lawmakers fuming.
Jun 30, 2017, 15:17 PM IST
German Parliament legalises same-sex marriage
393 lawmakers voted to approve the amendment, while 226 voted against and four abstained.
Jun 30, 2017, 13:12 PM IST
Germany to pass same-sex marriage law
Gay and lesbian groups cheered the push for marriage equality in Germany where so-called civil unions were legalised in 2001.
Jun 30, 2017, 10:27 AM IST
'Welcome to hell,' vow German anti-G20 protesters
"Capitalism will end anyway -- you decide when!" reads a banner atop the Rote Flora, a former vacant theatre that was occupied by squatters in 1989 in the midst of demonstrations and street battles.
Jun 30, 2017, 09:44 AM IST
Popular Polish TV satire targets powerful conservative leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski
For many Poles, "The Chairman's Ear" accurately represents how their country is governed, with all real power in the hands of Jaroslaw Kaczynski, chairman of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, even though he holds no government post.
Jun 28, 2017, 15:20 PM IST
German parliament paves way for gay marriage vote Friday
All other political parties hold the same view, leaving Merkel`s party opposed along with the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Jun 28, 2017, 15:03 PM IST
Martin Schulz hits out at 'arrogant' Angela Merkel
The SPD's call for gay marriage comes just a week after the Greens set a similar condition, while Merkel's CDU has so far refused to allow same gender couples to wed.
Jun 25, 2017, 20:17 PM IST
European Union migrants decry Theresa May's Brexit offer as stingy
In the year since the Brexit referendum, British employers have been increasingly sounding the alarm about the impact on their businesses.
Jun 23, 2017, 16:29 PM IST
Angela Merkel says EU future more important than Brexit talks
Angela Merkel welcomed the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron, who was attending his first EU summit after winning elections May 7.
Jun 22, 2017, 19:07 PM IST
Germany spied on White House: Report
The magazine said it had seen documents showing that the intelligence service, the BND, had a list of some 4,000 so-called selector keywords for surveillance between 1998 and 2006.
Jun 22, 2017, 15:31 PM IST
Angela Merkel, invoking Marshall Plan, says strong Europe good for US
A strong European economy is good for the United States, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday.
Jun 21, 2017, 16:37 PM IST![Angela Merkel congratulates Macron, calls election result "strong vote for reforms"](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/styles/zm_700x400/public/2017/06/12/602071-umarkel.jpg "Angela Merkel congratulates Macron, calls election result "strong vote for reforms"")
Angela Merkel congratulates Macron, calls election result "strong vote for reforms"
German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulated French President Emmanuel Macron on the victory of his party in the first round of parliamentary elections, calling the result a strong vote for reforms.
Jun 12, 2017, 12:30 PM IST
British PM Theresa May reaches 'outline' power deal after election fiasco
May's Conservatives lost their parliamentary majority in Thursday's vote and need the support of the 10 MPs from Northern Ireland's DUP to have a majority.
Jun 11, 2017, 11:18 AM IST
Angela Merkel mustering G20 support on climate ahead of July summit: Sources
Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking to bolster support among G20 members for tackling climate change ahead of a summit in Hamburg next month, while trying to avoid giving the impression she is rallying an anti-U.S. alliance, German government sources say.
Jun 11, 2017, 00:51 AM IST
Angela Merkel urges speedy Brexit talks after UK vote
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Britain Friday to quickly launch Brexit talks with the European Union after Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a harsh election setback.
Jun 10, 2017, 08:54 AM IST
Angela Merkel says all Gulf nations, Iran, Turkey must work to ease Qatar crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she was concerned about the situation in Qatar, adding that all Gulf nations, and also Iran and Turkey, should work together to find a solution to the regional dispute.
Jun 10, 2017, 08:45 AM IST
European Union warns of `no deal` if vote delays Brexit talks
Donald Tusk bluntly warned that the clock was now ticking for negotiations on Britain`s exit and a new trade deal before it formally leaves the bloc in March 2019.
