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Merkel, Tsipras Discuss Greek Debt in Brussels
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has called for faster-pace negotiations on a new agreement between Athens and international lenders.
Tsipras met German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Brussels after an extraordinary EU Council session dedicated to finding an answer to the mass influx of asylum seekers from Africa led to Europe by traffickers,
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Merkel, Hollande urge Greece to ramp up negotiations
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande met in Berlin on Tuesday and called on Greece to continue reforms and talks with Institutions.
Merkel: No time to lose on Greece
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that Greece needed to stick to its commitments and though there was some leeway for the new government to make some changes, it needed to fulfill the general framework of what had been agreed.
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Merkel: Question is whether Greece can fulfil expectations we all have
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday said during a visit to Helsinki that there is flexibility as to which reforms the Greek government will opt to implement, however, the overall framework must “add up.”
US President expresses his condolences to Merkel
"The United States offers condolences and stands ready to provide assistance in the investigation of Germanwings' Airbus A320 crash" said the US President.
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German Chancellor Merkel expresses sorrow for Germanwings crash
German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a press conference in Cologne, on the Alps airliner disaster. She expressed her deep sorrow for the accident.
“We are in shock. We are mourning. We are doing everything so that relatives have all the help they require”, stated the German Chancellor on the crash of the Germanwings aircraft.
White House comments on Tsipras - Merkel meeting
Following Monday's meeting between the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, White House spokesman Josh Earnest stated that "As have done for many years in the past, the US continues to be in close contact with European allies and its partners for economic insecurity in the continent".
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Bloomberg's front page "Merkel's warm welcome to Tsipras"
According to Bloomberg's front page, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel prepared a warm welcome to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras".
At the same time the article stresses the words of Angela Merkel that "Greece belongs in Europe" and that she "wants her economy to succeed".
FM Kotzias in favor of political solution to issue of reparations
In an interview with German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung that will be published on Monday, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said that a joint Greek-German Committee of experts should be established to discuss the issue of WWII reparations that Greece claims from Germany.
Spiegel: Merkel and Nazi officers on the Acropolis
Angela Merkel, wearing bright yellow pants and a green jacket stands out against the stark black and white background of the new Der Spiegel magazine issue.
However, the background is quite familiar, since it shows a picture of Nazi officers on the Acropolis, during the WWII occupation.
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