Angela Merkel
"No easing of sanctions until Minsk deal is implemented"
"No easing of sanctions until Minsk deal is implemented"
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama and German chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the situation in Ukraine by telephone on Thursday.
They "stressed they would keep up sanctions on Russia over its role in the crisis."
Merkel looking forward to tough talks with Tsipras in Berlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is looking forward to talking to - and possibly arguing with - Greece's Alexis Tsipras when he pays his first visit to Berlin as prime minister next Monday, she told the German parliament shortly before Thursday's EU summit.
Kotzias to visit Berlin on Sunday
On Sunday the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Gotzias will meet in Berlin with his German counterpart Frank?Walter Steinmeier.
It is worth mentioning that Mr. Kotzias had previously visited Berlin on February 10.
His meeting will be held a day prior to the Tsipras - Merkel meeting.
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Obama calling Merkel
The now ubiquitous "Greek issue" was discussed on Wednesday by US President Barack Obama with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
In view of Brussels Summit, the US President requested of Angela Merkel to try making a realistic deal for Greece.
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Movie on Germany's Merkel Expected in 2017
A film about the life of German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to be screened in 2017, the managing director of AVE, the company behind the production, has said.
"Ms Merkel has a thrilling biography," according to Walid Nakschbandi, who runs AVE. However, he added he does not yet know who will star as the German leader.
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Biopic on Angela Merkel in the works
A German film company on Tuesday announced plans to produce a movie about the life of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. If the schedule goes according to plan, the film will be released in 2017, coinciding with parliamentary elections in Germany.
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Merkel: The meeting with PM Tsipras will not substitute institutions evaluation
Angela Merkel seems to have “spilled the beans” to Bloomberg news agency about the difficulty of negotiations with Greece.
Calling upon an official of the German Chancellor’s party who spoke under anonymity, Bloomberg states that Mrs. Merkel underlined that Germany must do everything in its power to overcome difficulties with Greece.
Germany should look at paying Greece WWII reparations, say some Berlin MPs
BERLIN - Several senior Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens have for the first time said Germany should consider paying reparations to Greece for Nazi crimes committed during World War II, breaking ranks with Angela Merkel's government which has ruled this out.
PM Tsipras requests five-way meeting on Greece with Hollande as mediator
The Greek Government seems to have placed its hopes for the resolution of the Greek problem on Francois Hollande, who has reportedly assumed the role of a mediator, working effortlessly behind the scenes to bring Athens closer to Berlin.
After Berlin, Tsipras to visit Moscow too
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will pay an official visit to Moscow on April 8 according to reports in the Greek media on Tuesday. It follows an announcement on Monday that the Greek PM has accepted an invitation by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit Berlin on March 23.
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