Helmut Kohl

Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the architect of German reunification, died on June 16, the mass-selling newspaper Bild reported. He was 87.

Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl has died, German newspaper Bild reported. He was 87 years old.
Kohl, the architect of German reunification, was the first chancellor after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
In 1989, Kohl proposed to reunite Germany and the reunification occurred in October 1990, according to Sputnik News.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's announcement on Nov. 20 that she intended to stand for a fourth term as chancellor in the forthcoming elections in September 2017 was welcomed many in Europe. If successful in the elections, Merkel will become one of the longest serving prime ministers in Germany, matching the records of Konrad Adenauer and Helmut Kohl.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Nov. 20 that she would seek a fourth term in elections next year to defend democratic principles in the face of looming threats at home and abroad.

Social Democrat Schmidt who served as West German Chancellor from 1974 to 1982 passed away at the age of 96, according to his Hamburg office.

According to reports, Schmidt caught an infection after having surgery to remove a blood clot from his leg about two months ago.

French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will make a historic joint appearance in the European Parliament in Strasbourg today.

He is one of those people who you either love or hate. In that respect he is quite similar to his ‘arch rival’ and former colleague, Yanis Varoufakis. Only he is still in charge of the German economy, unlike Varoufakis. “Hungry like the Wolfgang” is the title used by online Politico on a feature about the second most powerful person in Europe after Angela Merkel.

Angela Merkel will seek a fourth term as head of Germany's government in the 2017 elections, Der Spiegel reports.

Sources quoted by the prominent weekly suggest that Chancellor Merkel has already discussed her campaign with members of the leadership of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU), but is not to announce her bid before the beginning of 2016.

Helmut Kohl, the former German Chancellor, is in critical condition in the intensive care unit at Heidelberg University Hospital, Spiegel Online reported on Tuesday.

Kohl, 85, known as the father of Germany's reunification had undergone intestine surgery.

Former chancellor criticizes Merkel in new book

BERLIN -- Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl has made a series of derogatory remarks about Angela Merkel in his new book, due to be published soon.

He described the current chancellor as an incompetent politician who could not even eat properly with a knife and fork.