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German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a brief press conference following the multi-partite meeting with Greece and its international creditors at dawn on Friday. She told reporters that there was 'disappointment' that more progress has not been made by Greece. "There was disappointment that what we expected didn't happen after February 20," she said.

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.

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.

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.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel refused Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invitation to partake in the Russian military parade in Moscow on May 9th, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Allied victory against Nazi Germany.

However, the chancellor will visit Moscow the day after in order to pay her respects with a wreath over the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Germany dismissed on Wednesday Greek demands to pay World War Two reparations after leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused Berlin of using legal tricks to avoid paying compensation for the Nazi occupation of his country.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel waded into the fraught area of wartime forgiveness during a visit to Japan on Monday, saying that "facing history squarely" and "generous gestures" are necessary to mend ties.
      

German Chancellor Angela Merkel used a conference on "innovation" in Berlin on Monday to skewer any idea of "creative ambiguity" in the text of a last-minute deal between the Eurogroup and the Greek government last month.

The curious quip was used by none other than Greek FinMin Yanis Varoufakis to characterize the text, when speaking to the local press.

AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said she cannot make any statements for now concerning a possible accession of Romania to the Schengen area this year.

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In a joined press conference between the German Chancellor and and the Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven Wednesday, Angela Merkel stated that security in Europe needs to be built in alignment with Russia.